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desidia.

idleness, slackness; inactivity; remaining in place; leisure; indolence, sloth; ebbing; subsiding; (process of); retiring (L+S);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[deːˈsɪ.di.a]Classical-Latin[deˈs̬iː.di.a]

  1. idleness

    declension-1

  2. inactivity

    declension-1

  3. laziness, indolence, sloth

    declension-1
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 dē- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin dēsideo Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin dēses Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin dēsidia From dēses + -ia.

noun[deːˈsiː.di.a]Classical-Latin[deˈs̬iː.di.a]

  1. retiring

    declension-1
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 dē- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *sísdeti Proto-Italic *sizdō Latin sīdō Latin dēsīdō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin dēsīdia From dēsīdō + -ia.

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