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
- very; much; for a long time
Ancestry of “assai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | ad satis | until sufficient; to sufficiency |
| 2 | Latin | satis | enough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |