Where does “suplir” come from?

suplir (Catalan) comes from Latin suppleo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suplir (Catalan): to substitute; to replace

Definitions

  1. to substitute; to replace

Ancestry of “suplir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuppleoI make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →