Etymology of the English word supplicate
the English word
supplicatederived 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 supplicate in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
supplicated,
supplicatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
