The meaning of Desiderative
Desiderative – definition
adjective(in latin and other inflected languages) denoting a verb formed from another and expressing a desire to do the act denoted by the root verb (such as latin esurire ‘want to eat’, from edere ‘eat’).
Usage examples:
An interrogative use of shall with the first person subject forms what we might call desiderative.
nounA desiderative verb.
Usage examples:
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Word origin
mid 16th century: from late Latin desiderativus, from Latin desiderat- ‘desired’, from the verb desiderare (see desiderate).
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