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Where does “desiccatio” come from?

desiccatio (Late Latin) comes from Latin desicco, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

desiccatio (Late Latin): desiccation

Definitions

  1. desiccation

Ancestry of “desiccatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindesiccoI dry up, drain dry, desiccate
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “desiccatio”

  • desiccation
  • electrodesiccation
  • cryodesiccation
  • dessiccation
  • cryodessiccation
  • dessiccation
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