Where does “supply” come from?
Supply comes from Middle English supplie, from Old French supplier, from Latin supplēre meaning "to fill up," derived from Latin supplex "submissive," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- "to fill."
supply (English): To provide , to make available for use; To...
Definitions
- To provide , to make available for use; To...
Ancestry of “supply”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | supple | pliant, flexible, easy to bend; lithe and agile... |
| 2 | Middle English | souple | flexible; supple |
| 3 | Old French | souple | supple |
| 4 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 5 | Latin | supplicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “supply”