Where does “suplimentare” come from?
suplimentare (Romanian) comes from Romanian suplimenta, from Romanian supliment, from French supplément, from Latin supplementum, from Latin suppleo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suplimentare (Romanian): addition
Definitions
- addition
Ancestry of “suplimentare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | suplimenta | to supplement |
| 2 | Romanian | supliment | supplement |
| 3 | French | supplément | supplement |
| 4 | Latin | supplementum | something that fills up or makes up the numbers;... |
| 5 | Latin | suppleo | I make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make... |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |