supplied
supplied
UK[səˈplaɪd]US[səˈplaɪd]
v
Provided something that was needed or wanted.
adj
Provided or made available for use.
Morpheme Breakdown
sup
ply
ed
sup
under
ply
fill
ed
past/participle suffix
Etymology
The word 'supplied' is built upon the verb 'supply', which entered English in the 14th century from Old French 'souploier' meaning "to fill up, make full." This Old French term derived from Latin 'supplere', a compound of 'sub-' (meaning "under, up from below") and 'plere' (meaning "to fill"). The core logic is of filling up from below to complete or replenish something. The addition of the '-ed' suffix, of Germanic origin, marks the word as the simple past tense or past participle, indicating a completed action of providing or making something available.
Analysis
Structure: sup (under) + ply (fill) + ed (past/participle suffix)
- sup: Latin origin (sub-), a prefix meaning "under, from below".
- ply: Latin origin (plere, via Old French plier), meaning "to fill".
- ed: Old English origin, a suffix indicating the past tense or past participle form of a verb.
Examples
The company supplied all the necessary equipment for the project.
The relief agency has supplied food and medicine to the affected region.
The information supplied by the witness was crucial to the investigation.