Where does “satisfiest” come from?
satisfiest (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.
satisfiest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “satisfiest”, step by step
satisfiest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English satisfy
| 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 | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |