Etymology

des-

Today it means: A removal of a group from a molecule. Full definition →

Middle English des- ← Latin dis- ← Old French des-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdes-
  9. English todaydes-

From Middle English des-, dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchdes- all →

debark

Latindis- all →

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