Where does “self-gratification” come from?
self-gratification (English) comes from English gratification, from Latin grātificātiō, from Latin gratifico, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
self-gratification (English): Self-satisfaction; Masturbation
Definitions
- Self-satisfaction; Masturbation
Ancestry of “self-gratification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gratification | The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the... |
| 2 | Latin | grātificātiō | obligingness, complaisance |
| 3 | Latin | gratifico | I oblige, gratify |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |