desire- root words — words with the desire- root

The root desire- comes from Latin desiderare, meaning long for. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including desirable, desire, desired, desires, desiring. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the desire- root

Explore words with desire- — words containing the desire- root and sharing its sense of "long for". Examples include desirable, desire, desired, desires, desiring. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does desire- mean?

The desire- root means long for, from Latin desiderare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.