Where does “simplicidade” come from?

simplicidade (Portuguese) comes from Latin simplicitās, 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.

simplicidade (Portuguese): simplicity; homeliness

Definitions

  1. simplicity; homeliness

Ancestry of “simplicidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsimplicitāssimplicity
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →