Where does “desirest” come from?
Desirest comes from Middle English desiren, from Old French desirrer, from Latin desiderāre, composed of the prefix de- and Latin de, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de.
desirest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “desirest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -est | Used to form the superlative of adjectives and... |
| 2 | Middle English | -est | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old English | -est | suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -istaz | -est |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |