suplica etymology

Romanian word suplica comes from Latin plica, Latin sub- (Sub-.)

Detailed word origin of suplica

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
plica Latin (lat)
sub- Latin (lat) Sub-.
supplico Latin (lat) I humbly beseech or beg. I pray or supplicate.
souploier Old French (fro) (reflexive, se souploier) to submit; to give in; to give up. (transitive) to submit (cause to submit). To implore, to beg. To lower.
supplier French (fra) (transitive) to implore, to beseech, to beg.
suplica Romanian (ron) To supplicate, beg, beseech, pray humbly.

Words with the same origin as suplica

Descendants of sub-
resursă subjuga subscrie substanță subteran subtil suburban subția subțire suferi suficiență sufla suflet sui supune surpa surâde surâs suscita suspensie suspina sustrage susține sușta