Where does “desi” come from?
desi (Romanian) comes from Romanian și, from Italian sì, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
desi (Romanian): although, even though, even if, in spite of, despite the fact that
Definitions
- although, even though, even if, in spite of, despite the fact that
Ancestry of “desi”, step by step
desi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian și
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | și | and; also; form of își in hyphenated compounds... |
| 2 | Italian | sì | yes; so |
| 3 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 4 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |