Where does “deserto” come from?
deserto (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin desertus, from Latin desero, from Latin sero, from Latin sera, from Latin serus, from Proto-Italic sēros, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Ancestry of “deserto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | desertus | deserted, abandoned, having been forsaken; desert |
| 2 | Latin | desero | I leave, depart, desert, quit; I forsake,... |
| 3 | Latin | sero | I sow, plant; I beget, bring forth, produce; I... |
| 4 | Latin | sera | a bar or bolt for fastening doors; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | serus | late, too late; slow, tardy |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sēros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |