Where does “sencillo” come from?

sencillo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish senziello, from Vulgar Latin singellus, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sencillo (Spanish): plain; simple, straightforward; single

Definitions

  1. plain; simple, straightforward; single

Ancestry of “sencillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsenziello—
2Vulgar Latinsingellus—
3Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
4Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sencillo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo- →Every word from Latin singulus →