Etymograph

English

sateless

From sate + -less.

Formed from sate + -less

Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- ‘to satiate, be satisfied’

Proto-Germanic *sadaz ‘sated’

Proto-West Germanic *sadōn ‘to satiate, become satisfied’

Old English sadian ‘to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become…’

Middle English saden ‘to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated’

English sate

Today it means

adj Insatiable.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sateless”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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