Etymology

vastus

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Today it means: One of the great muscles upon the front of the thigh. Full definition →

Latin vastus
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  1. Latin · derived fromvastus“vast, immense, enormous, huge, monstrous”
  2. English todayvastus

From Latin vastus (“vast, immense, enormous, huge, monstrous”). Doublet of vast.

Words from the same roots

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