Where does “senzill” come from?

senzill (Catalan) comes from Spanish sencillo, from Old Spanish senziello, from Vulgar Latin singellus, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

senzill (Catalan): simple, easy; plain; unassuming

Definitions

  1. simple, easy; plain; unassuming

Ancestry of “senzill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsencilloplain; simple, straightforward; single
2Old Spanishsenziello
3Vulgar Latinsingellus
4Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
5Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “senzill

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-Every word from Latin singulus
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