affatim

Latin

Etymology

From some unattested *fatis (weariness). Connected with famēs, fatīscō, fatīgō, fessus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaf.fa.tim/, [ˈaf.fa.tĩ]

Adverb

affatim (not comparable)

sufficiently, amply, enough
incessantly, urgently, to satiety or fatigue

References

affatim in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
affatim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 239

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