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Where does “desirement” come from?

desirement (English) comes from English requirement, from English require, from Old French requerre, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

desirement (English): Something that is desired, but not absolutely...

Definitions

  1. Something that is desired, but not absolutely...

Ancestry of “desirement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrequirementA necessity or prerequisite; something required...
2EnglishrequireTo ask for something; to request; To demand, to...
3Old Frenchrequerreto ask; to demand, require; to search; to look...
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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