Where does “desexo” come from?
desexo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese desejo, from Latin desidium, from Latin desidia, from Latin deses, from Latin dēsideō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
desexo (Galician): desire, wish
Definitions
- desire, wish
Ancestry of “desexo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | desejo | desire |
| 2 | Latin | desidium | desire |
| 3 | Latin | desidia | idleness; inactivity; laziness, indolence, sloth |
| 4 | Latin | deses | idle |
| 5 | Latin | dēsideō | to remain or continue sitting |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |