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Where does “satur” come from?

satur (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

satur (Latin): full, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated

Definitions

  1. full, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated

Ancestry of “satur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “satur”

  • satire
  • satirical
  • satirist
  • satiric
  • saturate
  • satirically
  • satirize
  • satirise
  • desaturate
  • saturator
  • supersaturate
  • oversaturate
  • polyunsaturate
  • saturative
  • unsaturate
  • monounsaturate
  • satirizable
  • nonsatirical
  • desat
  • presaturate
  • satiriser
  • unsatirical
  • semisatirical
  • satirizer
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