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

  1. To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or...

Ancestry of “assuage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishaswagenTo cure or assuage; to give relief; To pacify; to...
2Old Frenchasuagierto appease, to calm
3Vulgar LatinassuavioI sweeten, I 'butter up', I calm
4Latinsuāvissweet, pleasant, delicious

Words derived from “assuage”

Every word from Latin suāvis →Every word from Vulgar Latin assuavio →Every word from Old French asuagier →