Where does “dess” come from?

dess (English) comes from English desperate, from Latin dēspērātus, from Latin dēsperō, from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ — Aram (son of Shem).

dess (English): Obsolete form of dais

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of dais

Ancestry of “dess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesperateIn dire need of something; Being filled with, or...
2Latindēspērātusdesperate, hopeless
3Latindēsperōto have no hope of
4Esperanto-oNominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...
5SpanishA suffix indicating the third-person singular...
6LatinAramaicusAramean, Aramaic
7Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκόςAramean, Aramaic
8AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
9AramaicארמיאAramaean
10AramaicארםAram (son of Shem)
Every word from Aramaic ארם