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Where does “desiderant” come from?

desiderant (Latin) comes from Latin desidero, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

desiderant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “desiderant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindesideroI want, desire, wish for, long for; I miss, lack,...
2Latinde-de-
3LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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