Where does “oversupply” come from?
Oversupply comes from English supply and supple, which derive from Old English ofer- combined with Latin supplere, from Latin supplex meaning "bending under," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- meaning "to fill."
oversupply (English): To supply more than is needed; An excessive...
Definitions
- To supply more than is needed; An excessive...
Ancestry of “oversupply”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supply | To provide (something), to make (something) available for use |
| 2 | English | supple | pliant, flexible, easy to bend; lithe and agile... |
| 3 | Middle English | souple | flexible; supple |
| 4 | Old French | souple | supple |
| 5 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 6 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |