Where does “oversimplicity” come from?
oversimplicity (English) comes from English simplicity, from Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from Latin simplex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
oversimplicity (English): Excessive simplicity
Ancestry of “oversimplicity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | simplicity | The state or quality of being simple; An act or... |
| 2 | Middle English | simplicite | The nature of being made of one part or being... |
| 3 | Old French | simplicite | — |
| 4 | Latin | simplicitās | — |
| 5 | Latin | simplex | single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,... |
| 6 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 7 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |