sā-

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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Universalium. 2010.

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