Where does “unsuppleness” come from?
unsuppleness (English) comes from English unsupple, 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.
unsuppleness (English): The quality of not being supple
Definitions
- The quality of not being supple
Ancestry of “unsuppleness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsupple | Not supple |
| 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- | — |