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Where does “supplier” come from?

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

supplier (French): to implore, to beseech, to beg

Definitions

  1. to implore, to beseech, to beg

Ancestry of “supplier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsouploierto provide; to supply; to lower; to submit
2Latinsupplicō—
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “supplier”

  • suppliant
  • suppliantly
  • suppliant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →