Where does “supple” come from?

supple (Latin) comes from Latin suppleo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

supple (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “supple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuppleoI make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Latin sub-
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