| 【vast】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "vastus," "vastare," and "vastum." It carries the basic meaning of "immense," "huge," "extensive," "huge; desolate," "unoccupied," and "empty." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "vast"]
devastate ☆[4809] If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
vast ****[1899] very great in size, amount, or extent
waste ****[453] If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed.
wasteful ☆[5217] Action that is wasteful uses too much of something valuable such as time, money, or energy.
[WORD ROOT]root vast
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] vast, waste
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) vastus, vastare, vastum
[MEANING]root immense, huge, extensive, huge; desolate, unoccupied, empty
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 vastus [from PIE *wasto-] empty, unoccupied, desolate; immense, extensive, huge
- 【Latin】 vastare [from vastus] to make empty, lay waste
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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devastate ☆[4809] verb from devastate 〈 vast
【DEFINITION】 If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
【Declension/Conjugation】 devastated, devastated, devastating, devastates
【SYNONYM】 ravage
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ vast; immense, huge, extensive, huge; desolate ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin devastare》 de+vastare; to make empty; lay waste completely
【First Known Meaning】 lay waste, ravage, make desolate
【DERIVATIVEs】 devastate, devastatingly, devastation, devastative, devastator, devastatie, devastating
vast ★★★★[1899] adjective from vast
【DEFINITION】 very great in size, amount, or extent
【VARIATIONs】 비교; vast < vaster < vastest
【SYNONYM】 huge
【ROOTs】 vast; immense, huge, extensive, huge; desolate
【Etymology】 《Latin vastus》 [from PIE *wasto-] empty, unoccupied, desolate; immense, extensive, huge
【First Known Meaning】 being of great extent or size
【DERIVATIVEs】 vastity, vastly, vastness, vasty, vast
waste ★★★★[453] verb from waste 〈 vast
【DEFINITION】 If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed.
【Declension/Conjugation】 wasted, wasted, wasting, wastes
【ROOTs】 waste(vast); immense, huge
【Etymology】 《Latin vastus》 [from PIE *wasto-] empty, unoccupied, desolate; immense, extensive, huge
【First Known Meaning】 devastate, ravage, ruin
【DERIVATIVEs】 wastable, wasteful, wastefully, wastefulness, wasteness, waste
wasteful ☆[5217] adjective from waste 〈 vast
【DEFINITION】 Action that is wasteful uses too much of something valuable such as time, money, or energy.
【SYNONYM】 profligate
【COMPOSITION】 waste + ful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ waste(vast); immense, huge ⑵ ful; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vastus》 [from PIE *wasto-] empty, unoccupied, desolate; immense, extensive, huge
【DERIVATIVEs】 wastable, wasteful, wastefully, wastefulness, wasteness, waste
Other words containing "vast"; devastating, devastatingly, devastation, devastative, devastator, vastity, vastly, vastness, vasty, wastable, wastefully, wastefulness, wasteness, waster
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
vari
val-, vail-
vac
use, util-
urb
up
uni
und
typ-, type-
two, twi
