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
Definitions
- A female deserter
Ancestry of “desertress”, step by step
desertress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deserter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (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 |