Where does “supplicium” come from?

supplicium (Latin) comes from Latin supplex, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

supplicium (Latin): kneeling, supplication; punishment; suffering

Definitions

  1. kneeling, supplication; punishment; suffering

Ancestry of “supplicium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupplexkneeling; begging; suppliant
2Latinsupplicōto pray or supplicate
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “supplicium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →