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Etymology of the English word deserted

the English word deserted
derived from 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)
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)
using the English suffix -ed

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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