myEtymology.com: English etymology of desert

1. Etymology of the English word desert

the English word desert

derived from the Old French word desert

derived from the Latin word desertum (desert; wilderness; unfrequented places)

derived from the Classical Latin word deserta (abandoned, deserted wife)

derived from the Latin word desertus (deserted, uninhabited, without people)

derived from the Latin word deserere (cease to be concerned with; fail, fall short; leave, depart, quit; plant, sow)

derived from the Latin word serere (to plant; sow, plant; strew; wreath; join, entwine)

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

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

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

Catalan desert, Dutch deserteren, French déserter, French désert, German desertieren, Italian disertare, Italian deserto, Lithuanian dezertyruoti, Norwegian desertere, Provençal desert, Provençal desertar, Russian дeзepтировать, Spanish desertar, Spanish desierto, Spanish desert, Swedish desertera

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word desert

derived from the French word deserter

derived from the Late Latin word desertare

derived from the Latin word desertus (deserted, uninhabited, without people)

derived from the Latin word deserere (cease to be concerned with; fail, fall short; leave, depart, quit; plant, sow)

derived from the Latin word serere (to plant; sow, plant; strew; wreath; join, entwine)

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

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

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word desert

derived from the Old French word deserte

derived from the Old French word deservir

derived from the Latin word deservire (serve; devote oneself to)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Late Latin word servire (serve; be a slave to; with DAT)

derived from the Latin word servus (slave; servant)

Word found in Modern English