Where does “suppliant” come from?

suppliant (French) comes from French supplier, from Old French souploier, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suppliant (French): present participle of supplier; suppliant,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of supplier; suppliant,...

Ancestry of “suppliant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsupplierto implore, to beseech, to beg
2Old Frenchsouploierto provide; to supply; to lower; to submit
3Latinsupplicōto pray or supplicate
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suppliant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →