simplemente

Galician

Alternative forms

• simplesmente (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician simple

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Galician -mente

Galician simplemente

From simple + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsimpleˈmente/ [ˌs̺im.pleˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: sim‧ple‧men‧te

Adverb

simplemente

1. simply

Further reading

• “simplemente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-der.

Latin sem-

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?

Latin -plex

Latin simplexlbor.

Spanish simple

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Spanish -mente / -miente / -mientre

Spanish -mente

Spanish simplemente

From simple + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsimpleˈmente/ [ˌsĩm.pleˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: sim‧ple‧men‧te

Adverb

simplemente

1. simply

Further reading

• “simplemente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026