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Where does “simplificandus” come from?

simplificandus (Latin) comes from Latin simplificor, from Latin simplus, from Latin -plus, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

simplificandus (Latin): which is to be made simple, which is to be...

Definitions

  1. which is to be made simple, which is to be...

Ancestry of “simplificandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsimplificorI make simple, I simplify
2Latinsimplussimple
3Latin-plus-fold
4Latinplicāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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