desiderative
dɪˈzɪd(ə)rətɪv
dɪˈsɪd(ə)rətɪv
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’).
noun
a desiderative verb.
