Where does “suppliantly” come from?
suppliantly (English) comes from English suppliant, from French suppliant, from French supplier, from Old French souploier, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suppliantly (English): In a suppliant manner; in a humble or earnestly...
Definitions
- In a suppliant manner; in a humble or earnestly...
Ancestry of “suppliantly”, step by step
suppliantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suppliant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suppliant | Entreating with humility; Supplying; auxiliary;... |
| 2 | French | suppliant | present participle of supplier; suppliant,... |
| 3 | French | supplier | to implore, to beseech, to beg |
| 4 | Old French | souploier | to provide; to supply; to lower; to submit |
| 5 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |