Where does “symyl” come from?

symyl (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *sɨml, 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.

symyl (Middle Welsh): simple

Definitions

  1. simple

Ancestry of “symyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*sɨml
2Latinsimplussimple
3Latin-plus-fold
4Latinplicāre
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “symyl

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