Where does “soupple” come from?

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

soupple (Old French): soft, lithe, yielding

Definitions

  1. soft, lithe, yielding

Ancestry of “soupple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupplexkneeling; begging; suppliant
2Latinsupplicōto pray or supplicate
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →