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Where does “désirer” come from?

désirer (French) comes from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.

désirer (French): to desire, want

Definitions

  1. to desire, want

Ancestry of “désirer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēsīderō—
2Latinsider-—

Words derived from “désirer”

  • désir
  • indésirable
  • désirable
  • deziregi
  • deziri
  • dezirinda
  • laŭdezire
  • deziregar
  • dezirinda
  • desir
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