Satiable
/ˈseɪʃəbl/noun
Capable of being satisfied or fully appeased.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor is tied to satiare, “to satisfy,” from the same root that gave English satiate, and ultimately traces back to the idea of being “full” rather than magical or occult in origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seh₂-
“to satisfy, fill”
Latin
Latin
satis
“enough, sufficient”
Latin
Latin
satiare
“to satisfy, fill to fullness”
Late Latin
Latin
satiabilis
“capable of being satisfied”
Middle English
English
satiable
“able to be satisfied or appeased”
Modern English
English
satiable
“capable of being satisfied or fully appeased”
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