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
- superlative degree of vasto; very vast
Ancestry of “vastísimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vasto | vast |
| 2 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |