Desort
/dɪˈzɔːrt/noun
An obsolete form of the verb “desert,” meaning to abandon or leave.
Did you know?Desort is an obsolete variant of “desert,” whose Latin ancestor, deserere, literally meant “to leave or sever from,” built from roots associated with joining or binding.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ser-
“To connect, bind, or put together”
Classical Latin
Latin
serere
“To join, link, or bind”
Classical Latin
Latin
dēserere
“To abandon, literally to leave or sever from”
Old French
Old French
deserter
“To abandon or leave”
Middle English
Middle English
desorten
“An obsolete variant meaning to desert or abandon”
Modern English
English
desort
“A rare or obsolete form of “desert””
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