wast- root words — words with the wast- root

The root wast- comes from Latin vastare, meaning to lay waste, devastate. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including wastage. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wast- root

Explore words with wast- — words containing the wast- root and sharing its sense of "to lay waste, devastate". Examples include wastage. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does wast- mean?

The wast- root means to lay waste, devastate, from Latin vastare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.