Etymology

satyriasis

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Today it means: Excessive sexual desire, found in a man. Full definition →

Late Latin satyriasis ← Ancient Greek σατυρίασις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσατυρίασις
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromsatyriasis
  3. English todaysatyriasis

Borrowed from Late Latin satyriasis, from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis).

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