Etymology

resupply

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Today it means: To supply again. Full definition →

English supply ← Middle English supplien ← Old French souploier
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  7. Proto-Italic*supo
  8. Latinsub
  9. Latinsub-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  11. Proto-Italic*plēō
  12. Latinpleō
  13. Latinsupplēre
  14. Old Frenchsouploier
  15. Middle Englishsupplien
  16. Englishsupply
  17. English todayresupply

From re- + supply.

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