Where does “plaidoyer” come from?

plaidoyer (English) comes from French plaidoyer, from Old French plaidoiier, from Old French plaidiier.

plaidoyer (English): An act of pleading; a plea

Definitions

  1. An act of pleading; a plea

Ancestry of “plaidoyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaidoyerspeech for the defence; plea
2Old Frenchplaidoiier—
3Old Frenchplaidiier—
Every word from Old French plaidiier →Every word from Old French plaidoiier →Every word from French plaidoyer →