Where does “vasta” come from?

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

vasta (Spanish): feminine singular of vasto

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of vasto

Ancestry of “vasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvastovast
2LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Latin vastus →