English
want to
/ˈwʌn tu/
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see want, to.
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Origin
Semantic loan from Hokkien 欲 (beh) or 愛 /爱 (ài) and later Mandarin 要 (yào).
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Lineage
- semantic loanHokkien欲
- semantic loanMandarin要
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: want to