desum.
to be wanting/lacking (+ dative)
Meaning & usage
to be wanting/lacking (+ dative)
Dominus pāscit mē et nihil mihī dēerit.
to fall short of, fail to obtain, miss
to abandon, to desert, to neglect
Dīmicantī dē fāmā deesse.
to be away, to be absent, to be missing
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- Latin sum Latin dēsum From dē- + sum.
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