Where does “supplicant” come from?
supplicant (English) comes from Latin supplicans, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
supplicant (English): begging, pleading, supplicating; one who comes to...
Definitions
- begging, pleading, supplicating; one who comes to...
Ancestry of “supplicant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | supplicans | praying; humbly beseeching |
| 2 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |