Etymograph

English

suppletive

Suppletive comes from Late Latin suppletīvus.

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsuppletīvus
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1981suppletive

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

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  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsuppletīvus
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1981suppletive

Earliest quotation: 1981, Alejandro M. Garro, Codification Technique and the Problem of Imperative and Sup: “Article 11 of the Louisiana Civil Code provides the…”

Every English word from Late Latin suppletīvus

Today it means

adj Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.

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Etymograph / Late Latin suppletīvus / suppletive

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