Where does “self-satisfying” come from?
self-satisfying (English) comes from English satisfying, 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-satisfying (English): Giving satisfaction to oneself
Definitions
- Giving satisfaction to oneself
Ancestry of “self-satisfying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | satisfying | That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that... |
| 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 | — |