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Vesta¹
- /ˈvɛstə/
Rhymes with -ɛstə
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
- A female given name from Latin in occasional use.
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The fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta.
Similar: ⚶, formerly
vesta²
- /ˈvɛstə/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛstə
Where it comes from
Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth.
noun vestas
- A short match, made of wood or wax.
Translations
Talk about this word "vesta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vesta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vesta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vesta "vesta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vesta.Cite this
@misc{vesta_2026,
title = {vesta},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vesta},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
