Where does “suppletus” come from?

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

suppletus (Latin): completed, supplied, supplemented; repaired

Definitions

  1. completed, supplied, supplemented; repaired

Ancestry of “suppletus”, 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 upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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