deserter

English

/dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin desertor (deserter) suffix from English desert root from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ser-

Gloss

bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

糸

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