Etymology of the Latin word desertus
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
desertio,
desertare,
desertaDerivations in other languages
French
désert, Italian
deserto, Portuguese
deserto, Romanian
deşert, Spanish
desierto, Spanish
desértico
