Where does “dessert” come from?
dessert (French) comes from French desservir, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
dessert (French): dessert, pudding; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- dessert, pudding; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “dessert”, step by step
dessert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French desservir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | desservir | to serve; to clear, clear away; to do a... |
| 2 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 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 |
via Middle French dessert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | dessert | — |
| 2 | Middle French | desservir | — |
| 3 | Middle French | servir | to serve |
| 4 | Old French | servir | to serve |
| 5 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 6 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |