Where does “dessecant” come from?

dessecant (Catalan) comes from Catalan -ant, from Old Catalan -ant, from Latin -ens — Ending of the present active participle of second...

dessecant (Catalan): desiccant causing dryness

Definitions

  1. desiccant causing dryness

Ancestry of “dessecant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-anting; suffix denoting the gerund and present participle of a verb
2Old Catalan-ant—
3Latin-ensEnding of the present active participle of second...
Every word from Latin -ens →Every word from Catalan -ant →Every word from Old Catalan -ant →