Where does “desolare” come from?
desolare (Italian) comes from Latin desolare, from Latin desolo, from Latin solus, from Latin swolos, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
desolare (Italian): to distress or dishearten; to desolate or...
Definitions
- to distress or dishearten; to desolate or...
Ancestry of “desolare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | desolare | second-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | desolo | I leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate;... |
| 3 | Latin | solus | alone, sole, only, by oneself with no others... |
| 4 | Latin | swolos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | swelos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |