Where does “bepleitbaar” come from?
bepleitbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bepleiten, from Dutch pleiten, from Middle Dutch pleiten, from Old French plaider, from Old French plait, 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.
bepleitbaar (Dutch): defensible; able to be argued or advocated
Definitions
- defensible; able to be argued or advocated
Ancestry of “bepleitbaar”, step by step
bepleitbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bepleiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bepleiten | to plead, to advocate |
| 2 | Dutch | pleiten | to plead |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pleiten | — |
| 4 | Old French | plaider | Alternative form of plaidier; to plead, offer a... |
| 5 | Old French | plait | agreement; argument; dispute; court |
| 6 | Latin | placitum | opinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,... |
| 7 | Latin | placitus | pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon |
| 8 | 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 |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |