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Where does “desarroyer” come from?

desarroyer (Middle French) comes from Old French desareer, from Old French areer — to array; to put in order.

Ancestry of “desarroyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesareer—
2Old Frenchareerto array; to put in order

Words derived from “desarroyer”

  • disarray
  • disarrayment
  • disareyen
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