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Where does “supplementariness” come from?

supplementariness (English) comes from English supplementary, from English supplement, from Latin supplementum, from Latin suppleo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

supplementariness (English): The quality of being supplementary

Definitions

  1. The quality of being supplementary

Ancestry of “supplementariness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupplementaryAdditional; added to supply what is wanted;...
2EnglishsupplementSomething added, especially to make up for a...
3Latinsupplementumsomething that fills up or makes up the numbers;...
4LatinsuppleoI make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make...
5Latinsub-sub-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →