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Where does “electrodesiccation” come from?

electrodesiccation (English) comes from English desiccation, from Middle French dessiccation, from Late Latin desiccatio, from Latin desicco, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

electrodesiccation (English): The drying of tissue, and the prevention of...

Definitions

  1. The drying of tissue, and the prevention of...

Ancestry of “electrodesiccation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesiccationThe state or process of being desiccated; An act...
2Middle Frenchdessiccation—
3Late Latindesiccatiodesiccation
4LatindesiccoI dry up, drain dry, desiccate
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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