Where does “suplay” come from?
suplay (Tagalog) comes from English supply, from English supple, from Middle English souple, from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
suplay (Tagalog): supply
Definitions
- supply
Ancestry of “suplay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supply | To provide (something), to make (something) available for use |
| 2 | English | supple | pliant, flexible, easy to bend; lithe and agile... |
| 3 | Middle English | souple | flexible; supple |
| 4 | Old French | souple | supple |
| 5 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 6 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |