Where does “syml” come from?

syml (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh symyl, from Proto-Brythonic *sɨml, from Latin simplus, from Latin -plus, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

syml (Welsh): simple

Definitions

  1. simple

Ancestry of “syml”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshsymylsimple
2Proto-Brythonic*sɨml—
3Latinsimplussimple
4Latin-plus-fold
5Latinplicāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “syml”

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