Etymology of the Latin word deserere
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)
Derivations in Latin
desertus,
desertor