Where does “souple” come from?
souple (English) comes from French souple, from Latin supplex, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
souple (English): Of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue; The part...
Definitions
- Of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue; The part...
Ancestry of “souple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | souple | supple; yielding |
| 2 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 3 | Latin | supplicō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |