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desemīti
deseti
3rd person singular present indicative active
- preaches; teaches; instructs; explains (something to); lit. causes to point out
- (vinaya) confesses; admits (to)
- (vinaya) appoints; allocates; designates (to); lit. causes to point out
Built from
- des — root · point out, show
Cognate with Latin dicere, English diction. The root imagery is directing attention by gesture or speech.
- e — stem · thematic vowel
Links root to inflectional endings in the thematic conjugation.
- mi — ending · 1st person singular present
This is the first-person form; deseti is 3rd person singular, where -ti replaces -mi.
- iti — ending · quotative particle
Marks the boundary of reported speech or a definite assertion; often used in narrative to introduce or close direct discourse.
Analysis. desemi + iti: 'he points out' + quotative particle, marking direct speech or assertion.
Etymology. √dis (to point out, show) + -e- (thematic vowel) + -ti (3rd sg. present). The root dis is cognate with Latin dicere 'to say' and English diction; the concrete sense is showing with the finger or directing attention toward something.