Where does “insatiable” come from?

insatiable (French) comes from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Latin insatiabilis, from Latin satiabilis, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

insatiable (French): insatiable

Definitions

  1. insatiable

Ancestry of “insatiable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinsatiableinsatiable
2Old Frenchinsaciableinsatiable
3Latininsatiabilisinsatiable
4Latinsatiabilissatiable
5Latinsatiōto satisfy
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “insatiable

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