Where does “simple” come from?

simple (Asturian) comes from Latin simplex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

simple (Asturian): simple uncomplicated

Definitions

simple uncomplicated

Ancestry of “simple”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	simplex	single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,...
2	Latin	-plex	-fold
3	Latin	plicō	to fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4	Proto-Indo-European	pleḱ-	to fold, plait, weave
5	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →