Where does “assai” come from?

assai (Corsican) comes from Late Latin ad satis, from Latin satis, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

assai (Corsican): very; much; for a long time

Definitions

  1. very; much; for a long time

Ancestry of “assai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinad satisuntil sufficient; to sufficiency
2Latinsatisenough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Latin satis →Every word from Late Latin ad satis →