Where does “satin” come from?

Satin comes from French satin, from Italian setino, from Latin seta meaning bristle or hair, with the diminutive suffix -inus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-.

satin (English): A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with...

Definitions

  1. A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with...

Ancestry of “satin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsatinsatin
2Italiansetinafeminine singular of setino
3Italiansetasilk
4Latinsēta—
5Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
6Proto-Italicsaitā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “satin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- →