Where does “desolato” come from?
desolato (Italian) comes from Italian desolare, 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.
desolato (Italian): desolate; distressed; barren, bleak
Definitions
- desolate; distressed; barren, bleak
Ancestry of “desolato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | desolare | to distress or dishearten; to desolate or... |
| 2 | Latin | desolare | second-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | desolo | I leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate;... |
| 4 | Latin | solus | alone, sole, only, by oneself with no others... |
| 5 | Latin | swolos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swelos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |