Etymograph

English

simplifier

From simplify + -er.

A compound of simplify + -er

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- ‘one’

Latin simplex ‘single’

French simple ‘single’

French simplifier ‘to simplify’

English simplify

Today it means

noun One who simplifies.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “simplifier”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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