Where does “simple” come from?
simple (Old French) comes 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.
simple (Old French): innocent; mere; simple; honest; without pretense
Definitions
- innocent; mere; simple; honest; without pretense
Ancestry of “simple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | simplex | single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,... |
| 2 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 3 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “simple”