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Where does “supplementer” come from?

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

supplementer (English): One who supplements something; A person who takes...

Definitions

  1. One who supplements something; A person who takes...

Ancestry of “supplementer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupplementSomething added, especially to make up for a...
2Latinsupplementumsomething that fills up or makes up the numbers;...
3LatinsuppleoI make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make...
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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