Where does “desperate” come from?
Desperate comes from Latin desperatus, the past participle of despero, meaning to lose hope, formed from the prefix de- and a root ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European de.
desperate (English): In dire need of something; Being filled with, or...
Definitions
- In dire need of something; Being filled with, or...
Ancestry of “desperate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēspērātus | desperate, hopeless |
| 2 | Latin | dēsperō | to have no hope of |
| 3 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 4 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 7 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 9 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |