vesta

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8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛstə/
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/ˈvɛstə/ · /ˈvɛstə/ (UK)

Definition of vesta

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (Roman)The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
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name

  1. (Roman)The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
  2. A female given name from Latin in occasional use.
  3. The fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta.

noun

  1. A short match, made of wood or wax.

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Etymology

From Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”). Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess.

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