Where does “desiccatory” come from?
desiccatory (English) comes from English desiccate, from Latin desiccatus, from Latin desicco, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
desiccatory (English): Tending to desiccate
Definitions
- Tending to desiccate
Ancestry of “desiccatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desiccate | To remove moisture from; to dry; To preserve by... |
| 2 | Latin | desiccatus | Dried up |
| 3 | Latin | desicco | I dry up, drain dry, desiccate |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |