French word dessert comes from Latin de- (De-.), French désenchanter (To disenchant (to remove an enchantment from).), Latin servire
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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de- | Latin (lat) | De-. |
désenchanter | French (fra) | To disenchant (to remove an enchantment from). |
servire | Latin (lat) | |
servir | French (fra) | (reflexive) to help oneself, to serve oneself. (reflexive, with de) to use, make use of. (sports) to serve (start a point with service). (sports) to set up (pass to, in order to give a scoring chance). (with à) to be useful for someone, to be of use, come in handy.. To be used for. To serve (to bring a meal to someone). |
deservio | Latin (lat) | I am subject to. I devote (oneself) to. I serve zealously. |
deservir | Old French (fro) | To deserve; to merit. To serve well or zealously. |
desservir | French (fra) | (religion, transitive) to serve (be the pastor of a church). (transitive, transport) to serve (of a train or bus, to stop at a particular town) To do a disservice, to perform ill offices to someone (transitive) to clear, clear away (e.g. a table). |
dessert | French (fra) | Dessert, pudding. |