satisfy

Where does the word "satisfy" come from? It comes from Latin satisfacere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Satisfy’s story begins in Latin: satisfacere meant “to make enough, to fulfill.” To make enough, from satis (enough) and facere (to make). It reached English by 1400s as satisfy. Settled as the English word for fulfilling a need or desire. Today, satisfy means to fulfill the needs, expectations, or desires of someone.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient satisfacere "to make enough, to fulfill", to make enough, from satis (enough) and facere (to make).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s satisfy "to fulfill a need, expectation, or desire", settled as the English word for fulfilling a need or desire.