Where does “deziregar” come from?
deziregar (Ido) comes from Esperanto deziregi, from Esperanto deziri, from English desire, from Middle English desir, from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.
deziregar (Ido): to covet greatly, to greatly desire
Definitions
- to covet greatly, to greatly desire
Ancestry of “deziregar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | deziregi | to yearn for, desire greatly |
| 2 | Esperanto | deziri | to desire, to wish; to wish |
| 3 | English | desire | To want; to wish for earnestly; To put a request... |
| 4 | Middle English | desir | desire |
| 5 | Old French | desirer | Alternative form of desirrer |
| 6 | Latin | dēsīderō | to want, desire, wish for, long for |
| 7 | Latin | sider- | — |