Where does “simpable” come from?
simpable (English) comes from English simp, from English simpleton, from English simple, from Middle English symple, from Old French simple, from Latin simplex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
simpable (English): Capable of being simped for
Definitions
- Capable of being simped for
Ancestry of “simpable”, step by step
simpable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English simp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | simp | A simple person lacking common sense; a fool or... |
| 2 | English | simpleton | A simple-minded person lacking common sense |
| 3 | English | simple | Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing... |
| 4 | Middle English | symple | virtuous, godly, without sin; simple, spartan,... |
| 5 | Old French | simple | innocent; mere; simple; honest; without pretense |
| 6 | Latin | simplex | single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,... |
| 7 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 8 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |