Etymology

Dysart

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Today it means: A suburban area and former town and royal burgh (with a small harbour) in Fife council area, Scotland, which was merged with Kirkcaldy in 1930 (OS grid ref NT3093). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic dìseart ← Latin desertum
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  1. Latin · derived fromdesertum“desert, waste, solitary spot”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromdìseart“hermit's cell, hermitage”
  3. English todayDysart

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).

Words from the same roots

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desert

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