Where does “desperately” come from?

Desperately derives from Middle English desperatly, from Latin desperāre meaning "to lose hope," composed of the prefix de- and a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.

desperately (English): In a desperate manner; without regard to danger...

Definitions

In a desperate manner; without regard to danger...

Ancestry of “desperately”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	desperate	In dire need of something; Being filled with, or...
2	Latin	dēspērātus	desperate, hopeless
3	Latin	dēsperō	to have no hope of
4	Esperanto	-o	Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...
5	Spanish	-ó	A suffix indicating the third-person singular...
6	Latin	Aramaicus	Aramean, Aramaic
7	Ancient Greek	Ἀραμαϊκός	Aramean, Aramaic
8	Aramaic	ܐܪܡܝܐ	Aramean; gentile
9	Aramaic	ארמיא	Aramaean
10	Aramaic	ארם	Aram (son of Shem)

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