Where does “satirisk” come from?

satirisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk satire, from Latin satura, from Latin satur, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

satirisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): satirical

Definitions

  1. satirical

Ancestry of “satirisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksatiresatire
2Latinsaturadish filled with various kinds of fruits, plate...
3Latinsaturfull, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Latin satur →Every word from Latin satura →