Where does “assuage” come from?
Assuage comes from Middle English aswagen, from Old French asuagier, from Vulgar Latin assuavio, combining Latin ad- with a root from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-.
assuage (English): To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or...
Definitions
- To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or...
Ancestry of “assuage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | aswagen | To cure or assuage; to give relief; To pacify; to... |
| 2 | Old French | asuagier | to appease, to calm |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | assuavio | I sweeten, I 'butter up', I calm |
| 4 | Latin | suāvis | — |
Words derived from “assuage”