Etymology of the Latin word deserta
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)
Derivations in Latin
desertumUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
