Where does “simplex” come from?

simplex (Latin) comes 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.

simplex (Latin): single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,...

Definitions

  1. single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,...

Ancestry of “simplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-plex-fold
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “simplex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →