Where does “satisfice” come from?
satisfice (English) comes from English satisfy, from Middle English satisfyen, from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from French faire, from Middle French faire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō.
satisfice (English): To satisfy; Of human behavior: to make a choice...
Definitions
- To satisfy; Of human behavior: to make a choice...
Ancestry of “satisfice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | satisfy | To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | satisfyen | — |
| 3 | Old French | satisfier | to satisfy; to pay |
| 4 | Latin | satisfacere | present active infinitive of satisfaciō |
| 5 | French | faire | to do |
| 6 | Middle French | faire | to do; to make; to choose; to elect |
| 7 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |