Where does “desolatory” come from?
desolatory (English) comes from English desolate, from Middle English desolate, from Latin desolatus, from Latin dēsōlō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
desolatory (English): Causing desolation
Definitions
- Causing desolation
Ancestry of “desolatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desolate | Deserted and devoid of inhabitants; Barren and... |
| 2 | Middle English | desolate | — |
| 3 | Latin | desolatus | forsaken, abandoned, deserted, left alone, having... |
| 4 | Latin | dēsōlō | to leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |