Where does “simplement” come from?

simplement (Catalan) comes from Catalan simple, from Latin simplus, from Latin -plus, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

simplement (Catalan): simply, just

Definitions

  1. simply, just

Ancestry of “simplement”, step by step

simplement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan simple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansimplesimple; single
2Latinsimplussimple
3Latin-plus-fold
4Latinplicāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin -plus →