Where does “simplista” come from?

simplista (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.

simplista (Catalan): simplistic

Definitions

  1. simplistic

Ancestry of “simplista”, step by step

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