Where does “assuageable” come from?

assuageable (English) comes from English assuage, from Middle English aswagen, from Old French asuagier, from Vulgar Latin assuavio, from Latin suāvis — sweet, pleasant, delicious.

assuageable (English): able to be assuaged

Definitions

  1. able to be assuaged

Ancestry of “assuageable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassuageTo lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or...
2Middle EnglishaswagenTo cure or assuage; to give relief; To pacify; to...
3Old Frenchasuagierto appease, to calm
4Vulgar LatinassuavioI sweeten, I 'butter up', I calm
5Latinsuāvissweet, pleasant, delicious

Words derived from “assuageable”

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