Where does “supplicating” come from?
Supplicating derives from Latin supplicatus, past participle of supplico meaning "to kneel before," from sub "under" and plico "to fold," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- meaning "to turn or bend."
supplicating (English): present participle of supplicate
Definitions
- present participle of supplicate
Ancestry of “supplicating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supplicate | To humble oneself before in making a request; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | supplicaten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |