Where does “verbe simple” come from?
verbe simple (French) comes from French simple, from Latin simplex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
verbe simple (French): simple verb (verb without separable particle)
Definitions
- simple verb (verb without separable particle)
Ancestry of “verbe simple”, step by step
verbe simple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French simple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | simple | single; simple; one-way |
| 2 | Latin | simplex | single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,... |
| 3 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 4 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via French verbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | verbe | speech; tone of voice; way of speaking |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |