Where does “plead” come from?
Plead comes from Middle English pleden, from Old French plaider, from Old French plait meaning "agreement," from Latin placitum, past participle of placere meaning "to please or satisfy."
plead (English): To present , especially in a legal case; To beg,...
Definitions
- To present , especially in a legal case; To beg,...
Ancestry of “plead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pleden | — |
| 2 | Old French | plaidier | to implore; to beg |
| 3 | Latin | placitare | — |
| 4 | Latin | placitum | opinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,... |
| 5 | Latin | placitus | pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon |
| 6 | Latin | placeō | — |
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