Where does “displeasing” come from?
Displeasing derives from Old French desplaire, combining Old French plaire (to please) with the prefix des-, ultimately from Latin placere (to please) and ex (out).
displeasing (English): Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable; present...
Definitions
- Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable; present...
Ancestry of “displeasing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | desplaisant | unpleasant; disagreeable |
| 2 | Old French | desplaire | to irritate; to anger; to strongly displease |
| 3 | Old French | des | — |
| 4 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 6 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 7 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |