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Etymology of the English word devastating

the English word devastating
derived from the English word devastate
derived from the Late Latin word devastatio (devastation)
derived from the Latin word devastare (devastate, lay waste)
using the Late Latin prefix de-
derived from the Latin word de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word vastare (lay waste, ravage, devastate)
derived from the Latin word vastus (huge, vast; monstrous)
derived from the Late Latin word vanus (empty, vain; false)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *euə-
using the English suffix -ing

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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