Original meaning of 'desire'

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I found this interesting meaning of “desire” on an etymology website.

from Latin desiderare “long for, wish for; demand, expect,” the original sense perhaps being “await what the stars will bring,” from the phrase de sidere “from the stars,” from sidus (genitive sideris) “heavenly body, star, constellation”

Maybe the word originally came from a mental concept of knowing of something appealing but also being unable to possess them. Like when early man knew of the beautiful stars that could be seen at night but also with them being something he could not simply reach out and grab.

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Fun with etymology. Check out the word “mistress”.

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In AA meetings, after the speaker is done and the floor is open for sharing, they say, “Does anyone have a burning desire to share?”

Man, I’ve heard that at least a thousand times.

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Yeah, my limited experience with hard liquor does let me know that it has a tendency to fire up the back of the throat. :smile:

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Yeah, I never liked hard liquor. I rarely drank it. It’s was what I drank when I first started drinking but once I could tolerate the taste of beer, I never wanted anymore tequila or vodka or any of those.

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I loved beer in Canada when I lived there but since I left several years ago, I’ve had zero liquor, hard or soft.

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It’s probably for the better, right?

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I looked it up @Happy_H but there were no meanings besides “lady in charge” and “lover of married man”. Did you discover another?

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Well I’ve never been drunk. I just enjoyed the taste and friendshipsee associated with it. Psychosis was more than enough rush for me.

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Cool. I quit drugs and alcohol in 1990. I don’t miss them at all.

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