Where does “undesiring” come from?
undesiring (English) comes from English desiring, from English desire, from Middle English desir, from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.
undesiring (English): Not desiring something
Definitions
- Not desiring something
Ancestry of “undesiring”, step by step
undesiring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desiring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desiring | Present participle and gerund of desire; A... |
| 2 | English | desire | To want; to wish for earnestly; To put a request... |
| 3 | Middle English | desir | desire |
| 4 | Old French | desirer | Alternative form of desirrer |
| 5 | Latin | dēsīderō | to want, desire, wish for, long for |
| 6 | Latin | sider- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |