Where does “simpleheartedness” come from?
simpleheartedness (English) comes from English simplehearted, from English simple, from Middle English symple, from Old French simple, from Latin simplex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
simpleheartedness (English): Alternative form of simple-heartedness
Definitions
- Alternative form of simple-heartedness
Ancestry of “simpleheartedness”, step by step
simpleheartedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English simplehearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | simplehearted | Alternative form of simple-hearted |
| 2 | English | simple | Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing... |
| 3 | Middle English | symple | virtuous, godly, without sin; simple, spartan,... |
| 4 | Old French | simple | innocent; mere; simple; honest; without pretense |
| 5 | Latin | simplex | single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,... |
| 6 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 7 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |