Where does “saten” come from?
saten (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French satin, from Italian setina, from Italian seta, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- — to satiate, satisfy.
saten (Serbo-Croatian): satin
Definitions
- satin
Ancestry of “saten”, step by step
saten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French satin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | satin | satin |
| 2 | Italian | setina | feminine singular of setino |
| 3 | Italian | seta | silk |
| 4 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via French châtain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | châtain | chestnut-coloured, brown; having brown hair,... |
| 2 | French | châtaigne | chestnut |
| 3 | Old French | chastaigne | chestnut |
| 4 | Old English | ċisten | chestnut |
| 5 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |
via Middle Low German setten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | setten | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | settian | to set, to put |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |