Etymology

desiccation

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Today it means: The state or process of being desiccated. Full definition →

Middle French dessiccation ← Late Latin desiccatio, desiccationem ← Latin desicco
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  1. Latin · derived fromdesicco
  2. Late Latin · derived fromdesiccatio, desiccationem
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromdessiccation
  4. English todaydesiccation

Borrowed from Middle French dessiccation, from Late Latin desiccatio, desiccationem, from Latin desicco.

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