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Vesta.

Vesta, goddess of the hearth and the household, equivalent to Greek Hestia.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

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name[ˈwɛs.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛs.ta]
  1. Vesta, goddess of the hearth and the household, equivalent to Greek Hestia.

    Roman · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. De Vaan relates the term with Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), in which case a connection with *h₂wes- (“to dwell”) cannot be maintained. Ultimately, De Vaan suggests that it is perhaps a loanword. Alternatively, the EIEC tentatively suggests that both the Latin and Greek word may derive from Proto-Indo-European *h₁w-es-, a by-form of *h₁ews- (“to burn”). Beekes, however, rejects the etymological connection between the Latin and Greek terms. More at Vesta.

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