Where does “desear” come from?
desear (Spanish) comes from Spanish deseo, from Vulgar Latin desidium, from Latin desidia, from Latin deses, from Latin dēsideō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
desear (Spanish): to wish; to desire, to want, to hope for, to long...
Definitions
- to wish; to desire, to want, to hope for, to long...
Ancestry of “desear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | deseo | desire; wish |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | desidium | desire |
| 3 | Latin | desidia | idleness; inactivity; laziness, indolence, sloth |
| 4 | Latin | deses | idle |
| 5 | Latin | dēsideō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |