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 | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēsperō | — |
| 4 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 5 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | Aramaicus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 9 | Aramaic | ארמיא | — |
| 10 | Aramaic | ארם | — |