"simpliciter" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

IPA: [sɪmˈplɪ.kɪ.tɛr] [Classical-Latin], [simˈpliː.t͡ʃi.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: simplicius [comparative], simplicissimē [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-der. Latin sem- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin simplex Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin simpliciter From simplex (“simple, plain”) + -ter. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|simplex<t:simple, plain>|-ter|text=+|title=simpliciter|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-der. Latin sem- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin simplex Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin simpliciter [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "one", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "together", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sem-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sm̥-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "fold", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pel-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-plex", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "simplex", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "simpliciter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="simpliciter"> From simplex (“simple, plain”) + -ter. Head templates: {{la-adv|simpliciter}} simpliciter (comparative simplicius, superlative simplicissimē)
  1. simply, plainly, straightforwardly, directly, utterly Related terms: simplex, simplicābilis, simplicitās, simplus

Inflected forms

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