satis

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[edit] Verb

satis

  1. past of sati

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂tis (“satiation, satisfaction”), from *seh₂- (“to satiate, be satisfied”). Cognates include Sanskrit असिन्व​ (a-sinvá, “insatiable”), Ancient Greek ἄω (áō, “to satiate”) and Old English sæd (“full, sated”).

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[edit] Adjective

satis

  1. enough, filled, plenty

[edit] Adverb

satis (not comparable)

  1. adequately, sufficiently

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[edit] References

  • satis in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
  • Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, page 540
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