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Where does “desolat” come from?

desolat (German) comes from Latin desolatus, from Latin dēsōlō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

desolat (German): bleak; miserable; wretched

Definitions

  1. bleak; miserable; wretched

Ancestry of “desolat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindesolatusforsaken, abandoned, deserted, left alone, having...
2Latindēsōlō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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