## Etymology
From Medieval Latin suppletio ('a supplying, filling up'), from Latin supplere ('to fill up, supply'), from sub- ('up from below') + plere ('to fill'); the linguistic sense is a modern technical use.

## AI Etymology
Suppletion is from Medieval Latin suppletio ('a supplying, filling up'), from Latin supplere ('to fill up, supply'), from sub- ('up from below') + plere ('to fill'); the linguistic sense is a modern technical use. Important recorded forms include suppletio (Latin) and plēre (Latin). Morphologically, the sub- element contributes the sense of under, below, secondary status, or movement from beneath, with the base naming the field of application. The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers in linguistics, the use of an unrelated form to complete a word's paradigm. The wider family includes derived forms such as suppletive and related words such as supply, supplement, and supplete.

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