Where does “unsimpable” come from?
unsimpable (English) comes from English simpable, from English simp, from English simpleton, from English simple, from Middle English symple, from Old French simple, from Latin simplex, from Latin -plex — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
unsimpable (English): Impossible or difficult to simp for
Definitions
- Impossible or difficult to simp for
Ancestry of “unsimpable”, step by step
unsimpable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English simpable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | simpable | Capable of being simped for |
| 2 | English | simp | A simple person lacking common sense; a fool or... |
| 3 | English | simpleton | A simple-minded person lacking common sense |
| 4 | English | simple | Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing... |
| 5 | Middle English | symple | virtuous, godly, without sin; simple, spartan,... |
| 6 | Old French | simple | innocent; mere; simple; honest; without pretense |
| 7 | Latin | simplex | single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,... |
| 8 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 9 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |