Where does “simplesmente” come from?
simplesmente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese simples, 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.
simplesmente (Portuguese): simply, merely; purely
Definitions
- simply, merely; purely
Ancestry of “simplesmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | simples | simple |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | simplez | — |
| 3 | Latin | simplex | single; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,... |
| 4 | Latin | -plex | -fold |
| 5 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |