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Where does “deservi” come from?

deservi (Romanian) comes from French desservir, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deservi (Romanian): to serve; to attend to; to be detrimental to; do...

Definitions

  1. to serve; to attend to; to be detrimental to; do...

Ancestry of “deservi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdesservirto serve; to clear, clear away; to do a...
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “deservi”

  • deservire
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