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Where does “désertique” come from?

désertique (French) comes from French désert, from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, from Latin dēsertus, from Latin dēserō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

désertique (French): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “désertique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésertdesert; deserted
2Old Frenchdesertdesert
3Latindēsertum—
4Latindēsertus—
5Latindēserō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “désertique”

  • subdésertique
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