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
Ancestry of “desejoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | desejoso | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | desejo | desire |
| 3 | Latin | desidium | desire |
| 4 | Latin | desidia | idleness; inactivity; laziness, indolence, sloth |
| 5 | Latin | deses | idle |
| 6 | Latin | dēsideō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |