Where does “desertlessly” come from?
desertlessly (English) comes from English desertless, from English desert, from Middle English desert, from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, from Latin dēsertus, from Latin dēserō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
desertlessly (English): undeservedly
Definitions
- undeservedly
Ancestry of “desertlessly”, step by step
desertlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desertless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desertless | Undeserving |
| 2 | English | desert | That which is deserved or merited; a just... |
| 3 | Middle English | desert | The situation of deserving something; That which... |
| 4 | Old French | desert | desert (desolate terrain) |
| 5 | Latin | dēsertum | a desert, wasteland |
| 6 | Latin | dēsertus | deserted, abandoned, forsaken; having been deserted, etc |
| 7 | Latin | dēserō | to leave, depart, desert, quit |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |