Where does “simples” come from?

simples (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese simplez, 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.

simples (Portuguese): simple

Definitions

  1. simple

Ancestry of “simples”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesimplez—
2Latinsimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,...
3Latin-plex-fold
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “simples”

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