Where does “undersupply” come from?
undersupply (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.
undersupply (English): To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply...
Definitions
- To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply...
Ancestry of “undersupply”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | supply | To provide , to make available for use; To... |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |