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Where does “insaciável” come from?

insaciável (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin insatiabilis, from Latin satiabilis, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

insaciável (Portuguese): insatiable

Definitions

  1. insatiable

Ancestry of “insaciável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latininsatiabilisinsatiable
2Latinsatiabilis—
3Latinsatiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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