desiderium

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • longing, desire, wish especially for something once possessed
  • grief, regret desire for something lost
  • need, necessity
  • (in the plural) pleasures, desires

Etymology

Affix from Latin dēsīderō (miss, desire, feel the want of, regret, long for, wish for, need, want, lack).

Origin

Latin

dēsīderō

Gloss

miss, desire, feel the want of, regret, long for, wish for, need, want, lack

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

惜, 憾

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