Desiderated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have intensely sought after or wished for something specific
2. Having been greatly wished for or earnestly sought after in a deep way
3. Experiencing a powerful craving or yearning for something regarded as important

Etymology: "Desiderated" is the past tense of "desiderate," a verb that English took directly from the Latin "dēsīderāre," meaning "to desire." The Latin verb is related to "sīdus," a word for star, and the idea behind it is often traced to the practice of watching the stars and feeling the absence of one that was missing, though that is a suggestion about the root rather than something the verb itself records. The surprising connection is that "desiderate" is a doublet of "desire." Both descend from the same Latin verb, but "desire" came into English through Old French, where the word wore down over centuries into a familiar everyday form, while "desiderate" was taken straight from Latin later and kept its fuller, more formal shape. The result is two English words from one root, one worn smooth by common speech and one preserved as a learned term. The verb keeps its sense of wanting something specific and deliberately sought, rather than a vague longing, which is why it sounds more formal than "desire" itself.