Where does “emplead” come from?
emplead (English) comes from English plead, from Middle English pleden, from Old French plaidier, from Latin placitare, from Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placeō.
emplead (English): To accuse; to indict
Ancestry of “emplead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plead | To present , especially in a legal case; To beg,... |
| 2 | Middle English | pleden | — |
| 3 | Old French | plaidier | to implore; to beg |
| 4 | Latin | placitare | — |
| 5 | Latin | placitum | opinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,... |
| 6 | Latin | placitus | pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon |
| 7 | Latin | placeō | — |