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simplex.

single

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈsɪm.pɫɛks]Classical-Latin[ˈsim.pleks]

  1. single

    declension-3 · one-termination

  2. simple, plain, uncompounded

    declension-3 · one-termination

  3. pure, unmixed

    declension-3 · one-termination

  4. sincere, naive, frank, open, without guile, guileless, unsuspecting, innocent

    declension-3 · one-termination

  5. prime

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-der. Latin sem- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin simplex From sem- (“one; single-”) + -plex (“-fold”). The first element (from Proto-Indo-European *sem-, *sm̥-) does not occur independently in Latin, but is also seen in semel (“once”) and semper (“always, forever”). De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *sm̥-plak-s, but also reconstructs Proto-Italic *-plek-s.

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