Where does “supplementary” come from?
Supplementary comes from French supplémentaire, meaning additional or complementary.
supplementary (English): Additional; added to supply what is wanted;...
Definitions
- Additional; added to supply what is wanted;...
Ancestry of “supplementary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supplement | Something added, especially to make up for a... |
| 2 | Latin | supplementum | something that fills up or makes up the numbers;... |
| 3 | Latin | suppleo | I make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make... |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |