Where does “desertify” come from?
desertify (English) comes from English desert, from Middle English desert, from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, from Latin dēsertus, from Latin dēserō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
desertify (English): to become desert; to cause to become desert
Definitions
- to become desert; to cause to become desert
Ancestry of “desertify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desert | That which is deserved or merited; a just... |
| 2 | Middle English | desert | The situation of deserving something; That which... |
| 3 | Old French | desert | desert (desolate terrain) |
| 4 | Latin | dēsertum | a desert, wasteland |
| 5 | Latin | dēsertus | deserted, abandoned, forsaken; having been deserted, etc |
| 6 | Latin | dēserō | to leave, depart, desert, quit |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |