Etymology

desertion

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Today it means: The act of deserting. Full definition →

Middle French désertion
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromdésertion
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromdésertion
  3. English todaydesertion

Borrowed from Middle French désertion. By surface analysis, desert + -ion.

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