Etymology

supplier

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Today it means: One who supplies; a provider. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  6. Proto-Italic*plēō
  7. Latinpleō
  8. Latinsupplēre
  9. Old Frenchsouploier
  10. Middle Englishsupplien
  11. Englishsupply
  12. English todaysupplier

From supply + -er.

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