Etymology of the English word supple
the English word
supplederived from the English word
souplederived from the Old French word
souplederived from the Latin word
supplex (suppliant; suppliant, kneeling, begging)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-Date
The earliest known usage of supple in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
supplejack,
suppled,
supplingUsage
Word found in Modern English
