Where does “suplini” come from?
suplini (Romanian) comes from Italian supplire, from Latin suppleo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suplini (Romanian): to stand in, to replace temporarily
Definitions
- to stand in, to replace temporarily
Ancestry of “suplini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | supplire | to compensate, to make up |
| 2 | Latin | suppleo | I make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “suplini”