Where does “supplere” come from?

supplere (Danish) comes from Latin suppleo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

supplere (Danish): supplement; complement

Definitions

  1. supplement; complement

Ancestry of “supplere”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →