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