Simpliciter
/sɪmˈplɪsɪtər/noun
An adverb meaning simply, plainly, or without qualification.
Did you know?Simpliciter comes from Latin legal and philosophical writing, where it meant something done “simply” or “without qualification,” not as a secret spell word but as a precision term for stripping away complexity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one, together”
Latin
Latin
simplus
“single, plain, not folded or doubled”
Latin
Latin
simpliciter
“simply, plainly, without qualification”
Middle English
English
simpliciter
“simply; in a straightforward manner”
Modern English
English
simpliciter
“in a simple or unqualified way”