Etymology

suppletion

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Today it means: The supplying of something lacking. Full definition →

German Suppletivwesen ← Latin supplēre
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  1. Latin · derived fromsupplēre“to supply”
  2. German · derived fromSuppletivwesen
  3. English todaysuppletion

From German Suppletivwesen, from Latin supplēre (“to supply”), perfect stem supplet-, + -ion.

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