Where does “desiderate” come from?
desiderate (Italian) comes from Italian desiderato, from Italian desiderare, from Latin dēsīderāre.
desiderate (Italian): feminine plural of desiderato; second-person...
Definitions
- feminine plural of desiderato; second-person...
Ancestry of “desiderate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | desiderato | past participle of desiderare; hoped-for,... |
| 2 | Italian | desiderare | to wish, to want, to like, to desire, to long |
| 3 | Latin | dēsīderāre | — |