Where does “simplus” come from?

simplus (Latin) comes 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.

simplus (Latin): simple

Definitions

  1. simple

Ancestry of “simplus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-plus-fold
2Latinplicāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “simplus”

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