myEtymology.com: English etymology of desolating

Etymology of the English word desolating

the English word desolating

derived from the English word desolate

derived from the Latin word desolatus (desolate; empty)

derived from the Latin word desolare (forsake, abandon, desert)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Late Latin word solus (only, single; lonely)