Etymology

desalinate

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Today it means: To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply Full definition →

English salinate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishsaline
  8. Englishsalinate
  9. English todaydesalinate

From de- + salinate.

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