'satisfiable' originates from the Latin word 'satisfacere', where 'satis' meant 'enough' and 'facere' meant 'to make or do'.

'satisfacere' transformed into the Old French word 'satisfaire', and eventually became the modern English word 'satisfy', from which 'satisfiable' is derived.

Initially, it meant 'to make enough or fulfill', and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'capable of being satisfied'.