Where does “insatiable” come from?

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

insatiable (Middle French): insatiable

Definitions

  1. insatiable

Ancestry of “insatiable”, step by step

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

Words derived from “insatiable

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-