Where does “deseert” come from?
deseert (Middle English) comes from Old French deserte, from Old French deservir, from Latin dēserviō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deseert (Middle English): Alternative form of desert
Definitions
- Alternative form of desert
Ancestry of “deseert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deserte | deserved |
| 2 | Old French | deservir | to serve well or zealously; to deserve; to merit |
| 3 | Latin | dēserviō | to serve zealously |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |