Where does “desiringly” come from?
desiringly (English) comes from English desiring, from English desire, from Middle English desir, from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.
desiringly (English): With desire
Definitions
- With desire
Ancestry of “desiringly”, step by step
desiringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desiring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desiring | Present participle and gerund of desire; A... |
| 2 | English | desire | To want; to wish for earnestly; To put a request... |
| 3 | Middle English | desir | desire |
| 4 | Old French | desirer | Alternative form of desirrer |
| 5 | Latin | dēsīderō | to want, desire, wish for, long for |
| 6 | Latin | sider- | — |