desertification
English
noun
Definitions
- Process by which a geographic region becomes a desert. The change may result from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
Etymology
Suffix from English desert.
Origin
English
desert
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidesertification English
- desert English
- desert fruit cake English
- deserter English
- desertest English
- deserteth English
- desertful English
- desertic English
- deserticolous English
- desertify English
- desertland English
- desertless English
- desertlike English
- desertness English
- desertscape English
- deserty English
- indesert English
- misdesert English
- nondesert English
- paleodesert English
- semi-desert English
- semidesert English
- subdesert English
- desert Middle English