Where does “supplicantly” come from?
supplicantly (English) comes from English supplicant, from Latin supplicans, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
supplicantly (English): In a supplicant manner
Definitions
- In a supplicant manner
Ancestry of “supplicantly”, step by step
supplicantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supplicant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supplicant | begging, pleading, supplicating; one who comes to... |
| 2 | Latin | supplicans | praying; humbly beseeching |
| 3 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |