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vesta

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɛstə/Sorted aestvStarts with VEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A short match, made of wood or wax.

Word origin

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”).

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