Where does “satyriasist” come from?
satyriasist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
satyriasist (English): A man or boy with excessive sexual desire
Definitions
- A man or boy with excessive sexual desire
Ancestry of “satyriasist”, step by step
satyriasist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English satyriasis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | satyriasis | Excessive sexual desire, found in a man; The... |
| 2 | Late Latin | satyriasis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σατυρίασις | satyriasis; a disease involving swelling around... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |