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insatiable (adj.)
early 15c.,
insaciable
, from Old French
insaciable
(13c.), or directly from Late Latin
insatiabilis
"not to be satisfied," from
in-
"not, opposite of" (see
in-
(1)) +
satiabilis
, from
satiare
(see
satiate
). Related:
Insatiably
.