Latin
dēsīderō
‘to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēsīderō.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin dēsīderō, most familiar first.
- desire ← desir ← desirer
- desirous ← desirrous ← desirrer
- desideratum ← dēsīderāre
- desideration ← desideratio
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Etymograph / Latin dēsīderō