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Where does “assouvir” come from?

assouvir (French) comes from Latin assōpīre, from Latin sopire — present active infinitive of sōpiō; second-person...

assouvir (French): to satisfy, assuage

Definitions

  1. to satisfy, assuage

Ancestry of “assouvir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinassōpīre—
2Latinsopirepresent active infinitive of sōpiō; second-person...

Words derived from “assouvir”

  • assouvissement
Every word from Latin sopire →