Where does “satiric” come from?
Satiric comes from Middle French satirique, from Late Latin satiricus, ultimately from Latin satur meaning full or satiated, with roots in Proto-Indo-European seh₂-.
satiric (English): of or pertaining to satire
Definitions
- of or pertaining to satire
Ancestry of “satiric”, step by step
satiric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French satirique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | satirique | satirical |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |