Where does “desir” come from?

desir (Middle English) comes from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.

desir (Middle English): desire

Definitions

  1. desire

Ancestry of “desir”, step by step

desir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French desirer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchdesirerAlternative form of desirrer
2Latindēsīderōto want, desire, wish for, long for
3Latinsider-—

via Old French desir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesirdesire

Words derived from “desir”

Every word from Latin sider- →Every word from Latin dēsīderō →Every word from Old French desirer →
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