Where does “desertress” come from?
desertress (English) comes from English deserter, 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.
desertress (English): A female deserter
Ancestry of “desertress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deserter | A person who has physically removed him- or... |
| 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 |
| 5 | Latin | dēsertum | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēsertus | — |
| 7 | Latin | dēserō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē | — |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |