Where does “desejoso” come from?

desejoso (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese desejoso, from Old Portuguese desejo, from Latin desidium, from Latin desidia, from Latin deses, from Latin dēsideō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

desejoso (Portuguese): wishful; eager

Definitions

  1. wishful; eager

Ancestry of “desejoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedesejoso
2Old Portuguesedesejodesire
3Latindesidiumdesire
4Latindesidiaidleness; inactivity; laziness, indolence, sloth
5Latindesesidle
6Latindēsideōto remain or continue sitting
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti