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Where does “onplezierig” come from?

onplezierig (Dutch) comes from Dutch plezierig, from Dutch plezier, from Middle French plaisir, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placeō.

onplezierig (Dutch): unpleasant

Definitions

  1. unpleasant

Ancestry of “onplezierig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplezierigpleasant, fun
2Dutchplezierfun, leisure; pleasure
3Middle Frenchplaisirpleasure
4Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
5Latinplaceō—
Every word from Latin placeō →