Where does “suplente” come from?

suplente (Spanish) comes from Spanish suplir, from Latin suppleo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suplente (Spanish): substitute, stand-in

Definitions

  1. substitute, stand-in

Ancestry of “suplente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsuplirto substitute; to supply; to eke out
2LatinsuppleoI make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make...
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- →