Etymology of the Latin word desertum
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)
Derivations in Latin
deserticolaDerivations in other languages
French
desert, French
désert, Italian
desertoUsage
Word found in Church Latin, Vulgar Latin
