vast- root words — words with the vast- root

The root vast- comes from Latin vastus, meaning empty, desolate. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including vast, vastly, waste, wasted, wastes, wasting, devastate, devastated, devastates, devastating, wasteful, devastation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vast- root

Explore words with vast- — words containing the vast- root and sharing its sense of "empty, desolate". Examples include vast, vastly, waste, wasted, wastes, wasting, devastate, devastated, devastates, devastating, wasteful, devastation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does vast- mean?

The vast- root means empty, desolate, from Latin vastus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.