Where does “desirare” come from?

desirare (Italian) comes from Old Occitan dezirar, from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.

desirare (Italian): To wish, desire

Definitions

  1. To wish, desire

Ancestry of “desirare”, step by step

desirare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan dezirar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitandezirarto desire
2Latindēsīderōto want, desire, wish for, long for
3Latinsider-—

via Romanian deșira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandeșirato unwind, unravel, unstring
2Latindiserrāre—
Every word from Latin sider- →Every word from Latin dēsīderō →Every word from Old Occitan dezirar →
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