Etymology of the English word deteriorate
the English word
deterioratederived from the Latin word
deterioratioderived from the Latin word
deteriorare (deteriorate, make worse; make worse; deteriorate)
derived from the Classical Latin word
deteriorderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*de-derived from the Latin root
*deterDate
The earliest known usage of deteriorate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
deteriorated,
deterioratingUsage
Word found in Modern English
