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

Etymograph / Latin dēsīderō