Etymology of the English word supplicant
the English word
supplicantderived from the Latin word
supplicansderived from the Latin word
supplicare (pray, supplicate; humbly beseech)
derived from the Latin word
supplex (suppliant; suppliant, kneeling, begging)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-Date
The earliest known usage of supplicant in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
