myEtymology.com: French etymology of simple

Etymology of the French word simple

the Old French word simple

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

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

English simple, Romanian simplu

Dutch simpel, English simple, German simpel, Italian semplice, Latin simplex, Norwegian simpel, Provençal simple, Spanish simple, Swedish simpel

Word found in Old French