Where does “satire” come from?
satire (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin satura, from Latin satur, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
satire (Norwegian Bokmål): satire
Ancestry of “satire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | satura | dish filled with various kinds of fruits, plate... |
| 2 | Latin | satur | full, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
Words derived from “satire”