Etymology of the Latin word supellex
the Latin word
supellex (furniture, house furnishings; paraphernalia)
derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the Latin word
lectus (bed, couch, lounge; chosen, picked, selected men)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
Derivations in other languages
Italian
suppellettile
