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Where does “satine” come from?

satine (French) comes from French satiner, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

satine (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “satine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsatinerto give a satinlike appearance
2French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
3Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
4Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...

Words derived from “satine”

  • satine
  • satiner
Every word from Old French -ier →