Latin

dē

‘of; from’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dē.

11 English words in this record descend from Latin dē, most familiar first.

• desire ← desir ← desirer ← dēsīderō
• deserve ← deserven ← deservir ← dēserviō
• dice ← dys ← des ← de
• departmental ← départemental ← département ← departement ← departir
• deprive ← depryven ← depriver ← dēprīvō
• dorado ← dorar ← deaurāre
• deduce ← deducen ← dēdūcere ← dēdūcō
• deterge ← déterger ← dētergēre
• denaskulo ← denaska ← nasko ← naski ← de
• denaskuloj ← denaskulo ← denaska ← nasko ← naski
• decurt ← decurtare

Etymograph / Latin dē