Where does “self-satisfied” come from?
self-satisfied (English) comes from English satisfied, 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.
self-satisfied (English): Satisfied with oneself, especially...
Definitions
- Satisfied with oneself, especially...
Ancestry of “self-satisfied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | satisfied | simple past tense and past participle of satisfy;... |
| 2 | English | satisfy | To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | satisfyen | — |
| 4 | Old French | satisfier | to satisfy; to pay |
| 5 | Latin | satisfacere | present active infinitive of satisfaciō |
| 6 | French | faire | to do; to make; to say , to go |
| 7 | Middle French | faire | to do; to make; to choose; to elect |
| 8 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |