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Where does “desertrice” come from?

desertrice (English) comes from French désertrice, from Latin desertrix, from Latin desertor, from Latin dēserō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

desertrice (English): A female deserter

Definitions

  1. A female deserter

Ancestry of “desertrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésertrice—
2Latindesertrix—
3Latindesertordeserter
4Latindēserō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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