desert
Middle English
/dɛːˈzɛrt/, /ˈdɛzɛrt/
noun
Definitions
- The situation of deserving something.
- That which is deserved or merited; desert.
- An action or deed which invites or prompts judgement.
- worth, virtuousness, benefit; that which is good.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French deserte (deserved) derived from Latin dēserviō.
Origin
Latin
dēserviō
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- desert English
- desert fruit cake English
- deserter English
- desertest English
- deserteth English
- desertful English
- desertic English
- deserticolous English
- desertification 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
- dēserviō Latin
- deserte Old French
- deservir Old French