Where does “plet” come from?

plet (Catalan) comes from Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placeō — to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way.

plet (Catalan): dispute, quarrel; lawsuit

Definitions

  1. dispute, quarrel; lawsuit

Ancestry of “plet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplacitumopinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,...
2Latinplacituspleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon
3Latinplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way
Every word from Latin placeō →Every word from Latin placitus →Every word from Latin placitum →