myEtymology.com: English etymology of dero

Etymology of the English word dero

the English word dero

derived from the English word derelict

derived from the Latin word derelictus (abandoned, derelict; neglect)

derived from the Latin word derelinquere (leave behind, abandon, discard)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Latin word relinquere (leave behind, abandon; be left)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word linquere (leave, quit, forsake)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leikʷ-

The earliest known usage of dero in English dates from the 20th century.