Where does “desiren” come from?

desiren (Middle English) comes from Old French desirrer, from Latin dēsīderō, from Latin sider-.

Ancestry of “desiren”, step by step

desiren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French desirrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesirrerto desire; to covet
2Latindēsīderōto want, desire, wish for, long for
3Latinsider-—

via Old French desirer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchdesirerAlternative form of desirrer
Every word from Latin sider- →Every word from Latin dēsīderō →Every word from Old French desirrer →