Where does “undesire” come from?

undesire (English) comes from English desire, from Middle English desir, from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.

undesire (English): Lack or absence of desire; desirelessness

Definitions

  1. Lack or absence of desire; desirelessness

Ancestry of “undesire”, step by step

undesire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English desire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesireTo want; to wish for earnestly; To put a request...
2Middle Englishdesirdesire
3Old FrenchdesirerAlternative form of desirrer
4Latindēsīderōto want, desire, wish for, long for
5Latinsider-—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin sider- →Every word from Latin dēsīderō →Every word from Old French desirer →