Where does “saturate” come from?
Saturate comes from Latin saturatus, the past participle of saturo, derived from Latin satur meaning full, which comes from Latin satis meaning enough, traced to Proto-Indo-European sh₂tis and seh₂-.
saturate (English): To cause to become completely impregnated, or...
Definitions
- To cause to become completely impregnated, or...
Ancestry of “saturate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | saturatus | sated, satisfied |
| 2 | Latin | saturo | I fill to repletion, sate, satisfy |
| 3 | Latin | satur | full, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
Words derived from “saturate”