Where does “satiny” come from?
Satiny comes from English satin plus the English adjective-forming suffix -y, with satin deriving from French satin, which traces back through Latin -ina and -inus suffixes to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
satiny (English): Like satin, smooth and shiny, glossy
Definitions
- Like satin, smooth and shiny, glossy
Ancestry of “satiny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | satin | A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with... |
| 2 | French | satin | satin |
| 3 | Italian | setina | feminine singular of setino |
| 4 | Italian | seta | silk |
| 5 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 6 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |