'satyriasis' originates from Modern Latin and Greek, specifically from Greek 'satyriasis' or related to 'satyr' + the suffix '-iasis', where 'satyr' referred to the lustful woodland creature and '-iasis' meant 'disease or abnormal condition'.

'satyriasis' entered English via Modern Latin/medical usage in the 19th century, formed from Greek elements relating to 'satyr' and the pathological suffix '-iasis', and was adopted into medical/psychological vocabulary in English.

Initially connected to the idea of a condition associated with the lascivious behavior of satyrs (mythical figures), it evolved into the medical/clinical meaning 'pathological excessive sexual desire in men.'