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