Where does “surface-supplied diving” come from?
surface-supplied diving (English) comes from English supply, from English supple, from Middle English souple, from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
surface-supplied diving (English): A form of deep diving using an umbilical that...
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- A form of deep diving using an umbilical that...
Ancestry of “surface-supplied diving”, step by step
surface-supplied diving traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English supply
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supply | To provide (something), to make (something) available for use |
| 2 | English | supple | pliant, flexible, easy to bend; lithe and agile... |
| 3 | Middle English | souple | flexible; supple |
| 4 | Old French | souple | supple |
| 5 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 6 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English diving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diving | present participle of dive; The action of the... |
| 2 | English | dive | To swim under water; To jump into water... |
| 3 | Middle English | diven | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūfan | to duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dūban | to dive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dūbaną | to dive, to sink |