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Where does “vastísimo” come from?

vastísimo (Spanish) comes from Spanish vasto, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vastísimo (Spanish): superlative degree of vasto; very vast

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of vasto; very vast

Ancestry of “vastísimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvastovast
2LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
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