Latin origin
Source-reportedFrom 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.
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: VestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: VestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: VestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
