Where does “satirically” come from?
Satirically derives from English satiric, from Middle French satirique, from Late Latin satiricus, ultimately from Latin satur meaning "full" or "sated," with the adjectival suffix -icus traced to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
satirically (English): In a satiric manner
Definitions
- In a satiric manner
Ancestry of “satirically”, step by step
satirically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English satiric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | satiric | of or pertaining to satire |
| 2 | French | satirique | satirical |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |