English
desirous
Desirous comes from Old French desirrer ‘to desire’, and goes back to Latin *sīder-.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*sīder-reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēsīderō‘to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400desirrer‘to desire’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400desirrous
- Englishearliest quotation 1925desirous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*sīder-reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēsīderō‘to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400desirrer‘to desire’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400desirrous
- Englishearliest quotation 1925desirous
Earliest quotation: 1925, July 14: “His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of…”
Every English word from Latin *sīder-
Today it means
adj Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin *sīder- / desirous