sā-

To satisfy. Oldest form *seə₂-, colored to *saə₂-, contracted to *sā-.

1. Suffixed zero-grade form *sə-to-.

a. sad, from Old English sæd, sated, weary, from Germanic *sadaz, sated;

b. sate¹, from Old English sadian, to sate, from derivative Germanic verb *sadōn, to satisfy, sate.

2. Suffixed zero-grade form *sə-ti-. satiate, satiety; assai², asset, satisfy, from Latin satis, enough, sufficient.

3. Suffixed zero-grade form *sə-tu-ro-. satire, saturate, from Latin satur, full (of food), sated.

4. Suffixed zero-grade form *sə-d-ro-. hadron, from Greek hadros, thick.

 

[Pokorny sā- 876.]

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