Where does “desidiousness” come from?
desidiousness (English) comes from English desidious, from Latin dēsidiōsus, from Latin dēsidia, from Latin deses, from Latin dēsideō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
desidiousness (English): The state or quality of being desidious
Definitions
- The state or quality of being desidious
Ancestry of “desidiousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | desidious | Lazy, idle, slothful |
| 2 | Latin | dēsidiōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēsidia | — |
| 4 | Latin | deses | idle |
| 5 | Latin | dēsideō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |