Etymograph

English

supersimplification

From super- + simplification.

Formed from super- + simplification

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- ‘one’

Latin simplex ‘single’

French simple ‘single’

French simplifier ‘to simplify’

French simplification

English simplification

Today it means

noun The process of making something excessively simple.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “supersimplification”. 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.

Etymograph / supersimplification