desideus

Latin

Alternative forms

• dēsidium n

Etymology

From Classical dēsidia ("sloth", but already found in the sense of "debauchery" in Plautus). Semantic influence or reinforcement from dēsīderium (“desire”) is likely.

The form ⟨desideus⟩ is attested in the AA glossary from Italy, the earliest manuscript of which dates to the tenth century (the original composition may be older). The form ⟨desidium⟩ is found in various medieval texts.

Noun

dēsideus m (genitive dēsideī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)

1. desire

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēsideus	dēsideī
Genitive	dēsideī	dēsideōrum
Dative	dēsideō	dēsideīs
Accusative	dēsideum	dēsideōs
Ablative	dēsideō	dēsideīs
Vocative	dēsidee	dēsideī

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: desio, disio
  • Sicilian: disiju
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: desig
    • → Sardinian: disizu, disigiu
  • Occitan: deseg
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: deseyo
  • Asturian: deséu
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: desejo
    • Galician: desexo
    • Portuguese: desejo
  • Spanish: deseo
    • Papiamentu: deseo

References

• Malkiel, Yakov (1982) “Between Monogenesis and Polygenesis”, in J. Peter Maher, Allan R. Bomhard, E.F.K. Koerner, editors, Papers from the Third International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Hamburg August 22–26 1977 (Current Issues in Lingustic Theory; 13), Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, pages 263–264