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desiderium.

longing, desire, wish (especially for something once possessed)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[deː.siːˈdɛ.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[de.s̬iˈdɛː.ri.um]
  1. longing, desire, wish (especially for something once possessed)

    declension-2
  2. grief, regret (desire for something lost)

    declension-2
  3. need, necessity

    declension-2
  4. pleasures, desires

    declension-2 · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Latin *sīder- Latin dēsīderō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dēsīderium From dēsīderō (“want, desire, wish for; miss, lack, need”) + -ium.

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