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desito
desita
masc nom sg of desita (pp); nt abl sg of desī (adj)
- desita (pp): preached; taught; explained; instructed (by)
- desita (pp): confessed; admitted
- desita (pp): appointed; designated (by); lit. caused to point out
- desī (adj): who shows; who points out; who guides
Built from
- de — root · show, point out
PIE *deik-; Latin dīcere, Greek deiknynai. Concrete image of directing attention or indicating direction.
- s — root · (variant/connective)
Likely a formant or stem-builder between root and suffix in this formation.
- ita — ending · past participle (masc nom sg / nt abl sg)
Standard past participle suffix -ita marks completed action; here agrees with a masculine nominative singular noun or neuter ablative singular adjective in context.
Etymology. From √dis (to point out, show, guide), cognate with Latin dīcere (to say, speak), Greek deiknynai (to show): all descend from PIE *deik- (to show, point). The root's concrete sense of pointing or showing underlies the meanings of teaching (showing the way) and appointing (pointing someone out for a role).