Where does “if you please” come from?

if you please (English) comes from French s'il vous plaît — please, if you please.

if you please (English): Please

Definitions

  1. Please

Ancestry of “if you please”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchs'il vous plaîtplease, if you please
Every word from French s'il vous plaît