Where does “supplementum” come from?

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

supplementum (Latin): something that fills up or makes up the numbers;...

Definitions

  1. something that fills up or makes up the numbers;...

Ancestry of “supplementum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuppleoI make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “supplementum”

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