Where does “satiné” come from?
satiné (English) comes from French satine, from French satiner, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
satiné (English): A hard reddish wood of French Guiana, a kind of satinwood
Definitions
- A hard reddish wood of French Guiana, a kind of satinwood
Ancestry of “satiné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | satine | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | satiner | to give a satinlike appearance |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |