Where does “Satin” come from?

Satin (German) comes from French satin, from Italian setina, from Italian seta, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- — to satiate, satisfy.

Satin (German): satin

Definitions

  1. satin

Ancestry of “Satin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsatinsatin
2Italiansetinafeminine singular of setino
3Italiansetasilk
4Latinsēta—
5Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
6Proto-Italicsaitā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- →
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