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Etymology of the English word simplicity

the English word simplicity

derived from the Old French word simplicite

derived from the Latin word simplicitas (simplicity, candor)

derived from the Latin word simplex (single; simple, unaffected)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sem-

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