desideratum
Meaningsomething longed for
Common meaning: something wanted or needed
- desiderto long for, missLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 556 · scan
- atumLatin neuter past-participle ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin dēsīderō ‘to long for, miss’.
Roots
- dēsīderō, -āre Latin “to long for, miss”
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