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

  1. second-person singular present passive indicative...

Ancestry of “desolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindesoloI leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate;...
2Latinsolusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others...
3Latinswolos—
4Proto-Italicswelos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “desolare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Italic swelos →