Where does “desertworthy” come from?

desertworthy (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.

desertworthy (English): Able to thrive or survive in a desert environment

Definitions

  1. Able to thrive or survive in a desert environment

Ancestry of “desertworthy”, step by step

desertworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English desert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesertThat which is deserved or merited; a just...
2Middle EnglishdesertThe situation of deserving something; That which...
3Old Frenchdesertdesert (desolate terrain)
4Latindēsertuma desert, wasteland
5Latindēsertusdeserted, abandoned, forsaken; having been deserted, etc
6Latindēserōto leave, depart, desert, quit
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English Worthy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWorthyOS grid ref SS8548
2English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
3EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
4Middle Englishgrisely
5Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
6Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
7Proto-Germanic*-līk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti