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Where does “supplien” come from?

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

supplien (Middle English): supply

Definitions

  1. supply

Ancestry of “supplien”, 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 “supplien”

  • supply
  • supplier
  • resupply
  • oversupply
  • undersupply
  • suppliance
  • supplieth
  • subsupplier
  • suppliable
  • suppliest
  • supplyant
  • supplial
  • supplyment
  • surface-supplied diving
  • nonsupplier
  • saplaim
  • saplaia
  • saplai
  • sukhlaai
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