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desolar.

to desolate, destroy

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/desoˈlaɾ/[d̪e.soˈlaɾ]
  1. to desolate, destroy

    transitive
  2. to grieve

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Latin sōlus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin dēsōlōlbor. Spanish desolar Learned borrowing from Latin dēsōlāre, from dē- + sōlus (“alone”) + -ō (verbal suffix). Cognate with English desolate, French désoler, Italian desolare, Portuguese desolar, and Romanian dezolare.

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