LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

dēsiccō

dēsiccō (present infinitive dēsiccāre, perfect active dēsiccāvī, supine dēsiccātum)
Classical[deːˈsɪk.koː]Ecclesiastical[deˈs̬ik.ko]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto dry up, drain dry, desiccate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēsiccōdēsiccābamdēsiccābōdēsiccāvīdēsiccāveramdēsiccāverō
dēsiccārō
2nd sg.dēsiccāsdēsiccābāsdēsiccābisdēsiccāvistī
dēsiccāstī		dēsiccāverās
dēsiccārās		dēsiccāveris
3rd sg.dēsiccatdēsiccābatdēsiccābitdēsiccāvitdēsiccāverat
dēsiccārat		dēsiccāverit
dēsiccārit
1st pl.dēsiccāmusdēsiccābāmusdēsiccābimusdēsiccāvimusdēsiccāverāmusdēsiccāverimus
dēsiccārimus
2nd pl.dēsiccātisdēsiccābātisdēsiccābitisdēsiccāvistis
dēsiccāstis		dēsiccāverātis
dēsiccārātis		dēsiccāveritis
dēsiccāritis
3rd pl.dēsiccantdēsiccābantdēsiccābuntdēsiccāvērunt
dēsiccāvēre, dēsiccārunt		dēsiccāverant
dēsiccārant		dēsiccāverint
dēsiccārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēsiccemdēsiccāremdēsiccāverim
dēsiccārim		dēsiccāvissem
dēsiccāssem
2nd sg.dēsiccēsdēsiccārēsdēsiccāverīsdēsiccāvissēs
dēsiccāssēs
3rd sg.dēsiccetdēsiccāretdēsiccāverit
dēsiccārit		dēsiccāvisset
dēsiccāsset
1st pl.dēsiccēmusdēsiccārēmusdēsiccāverīmus
dēsiccārīmus		dēsiccāvissēmus
dēsiccāssēmus
2nd pl.dēsiccētisdēsiccārētisdēsiccāverītis
dēsiccārītis		dēsiccāvissētis
dēsiccāssētis
3rd pl.dēsiccentdēsiccārentdēsiccāverint
dēsiccārint		dēsiccāvissent
dēsiccāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēsiccordēsiccābardēsiccābor
2nd sg.dēsiccāris
dēsiccāre		dēsiccābāris
dēsiccābāre		dēsiccāberis
dēsiccābere
3rd sg.dēsiccāturdēsiccābāturdēsiccābitur
1st pl.dēsiccāmurdēsiccābāmurdēsiccābimur
2nd pl.dēsiccāminīdēsiccābāminīdēsiccābiminī
3rd pl.dēsiccanturdēsiccābanturdēsiccābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēsiccerdēsiccārer
2nd sg.dēsiccēris
dēsiccēre		dēsiccārēris
dēsiccārēre
3rd sg.dēsiccēturdēsiccārētur
1st pl.dēsiccēmurdēsiccārēmur
2nd pl.dēsiccēminīdēsiccārēminī
3rd pl.dēsiccenturdēsiccārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēsiccādēsiccāre
pres. 2nd pl.dēsiccātedēsiccāminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēsiccātōdēsiccātor
fut. 3rd sg.dēsiccātōdēsiccātor
fut. 2nd pl.dēsiccātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēsiccantōdēsiccantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēsiccāredēsiccārī
perfect infinitivedēsiccāvisse
dēsiccāsse		dēsiccātum esse
future infinitivedēsiccātūrum essedēsiccātum īrī
present participledēsiccāns—
perfect participle—dēsiccātus
dēsiccāta, dēsiccātā, dēsiccātae, dēsiccātam, dēsiccātārum, dēsiccātās, dēsiccātī, dēsiccātōrum, dēsiccātōs
future participledēsiccātūrus
dēsiccātūra, dēsiccātūrā, dēsiccātūrae, dēsiccātūram, dēsiccātūrārum, dēsiccātūrās, dēsiccātūre, dēsiccātūrī, dēsiccātūrīs, dēsiccātūrō, dēsiccātūrōrum, dēsiccātūrōs, dēsiccātūrum		dēsiccandus
dēsiccanda, dēsiccandā, dēsiccandae, dēsiccandam, dēsiccandārum, dēsiccandās, dēsiccande, dēsiccandīs, dēsiccandōrum, dēsiccandōs
gerunddēsiccandī, dēsiccandō, dēsiccandumsupinedēsiccātum, dēsiccātū

dē-sicco, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to dry up, to desiccate (ante- and post-class.): vasa, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 30; Ser. Samm. 48, 900.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēsiccō

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *siskus? Latin siccus 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 siccō Latin dēsiccō From dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”).

Descendants
  • Catalandessecar
  • Englishdesiccate
  • Frenchdessécher
  • Italiandisseccare
  • Occitandessecar
  • Portuguesedessecar
  • Spanishdesecar
  • Friuliandissecjâ
  • Galiciandesecar
  • Siciliandisiccari

In English words that came into English from dēsiccō

  • desiccatedēsiccō
  • desiccationdesiccatio
  • desiccantdēsiccans

Quick answers

What does dēsiccō mean in Latin?
dēsiccō, a verb, means “to dry up, drain dry, desiccate”.
What are the principal parts of dēsiccō?
dēsiccō, dēsiccāre, dēsiccāvī, dēsiccātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēsiccō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈsɪk.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈs̬ik.ko].
Where does dēsiccō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēsiccō.
Which English words come from dēsiccō?
English words that go back to Latin dēsiccō include desiccate, desiccation and desiccant.