Where does “desyerto” come from?

desyerto (Tagalog) comes from Spanish desierto, from Old Spanish desierto, from Latin dēsertum, from Latin dēsertus, from Latin dēserō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

desyerto (Tagalog): desert; wilderness

Definitions

  1. desert; wilderness

Ancestry of “desyerto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdesiertodesert; empty; uninhabited
2Old Spanishdesiertodesert
3Latindēsertuma desert, wasteland
4Latindēsertusdeserted, abandoned, forsaken; having been deserted, etc
5Latindēserōto leave, depart, desert, quit
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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