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Where does “supplicatingly” come from?

supplicatingly (English) comes from English supplicating, from English supplicate, from Middle English supplicaten, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.

supplicatingly (English): beseechingly, imploringly, in a supplicatory...

Definitions

  1. beseechingly, imploringly, in a supplicatory...

Ancestry of “supplicatingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsupplicatingpresent participle of supplicate
2EnglishsupplicateTo humble oneself before in making a request; to...
3Middle Englishsupplicaten—
4Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
5Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
6Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
7Proto-Norse-īna-—
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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