Where does “nonpleading” come from?
nonpleading (English) comes from English pleading, from English plead, from Middle English pleden, from Old French plaidier, from Latin placitare, 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.
nonpleading (English): Not pleading
Definitions
- Not pleading
Ancestry of “nonpleading”, step by step
nonpleading traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleading
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleading | The act of making a plea; A document filed in a... |
| 2 | English | plead | To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case |
| 3 | Middle English | pleden | — |
| 4 | Old French | plaidier | to implore; to beg |
| 5 | Latin | placitare | — |
| 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 |