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Where does “deservir” come from?

deservir (Old French) comes from Latin dēserviō, 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.

deservir (Old French): to serve well or zealously; to deserve; to merit

Definitions

  1. to serve well or zealously; to deserve; to merit

Ancestry of “deservir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēserviō—
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 “deservir”

  • desert
  • deserve
  • dessert
  • desertification
  • deserveth
  • dessertspoonful
  • semidesert
  • deservest
  • desertlike
  • dessertspoon
  • desertic
  • desertness
  • deserver
  • deserteth
  • desertest
  • nondesert
  • desertscape
  • subdesert
  • deserty
  • antidesertification
  • indesert
  • undeserver
  • desertless
  • desertland
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