Vesta

English

/vɛstə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
  • in occasional use.
  • (astronomy) , the fourth asteroid discovered.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Vesta derived from Latin Vesta (goddess of the hearth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂wes-

Gloss

reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

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