Where does “pleading” come from?
Pleading comes from Middle English pleden, from Old French plaider, from Old French plait, from Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placere, ultimately from Latin placeo meaning "to please or satisfy."
pleading (English): The act of making a plea; A document filed in a...
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- The act of making a plea; A document filed in a...
Ancestry of “pleading”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plead | To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case |
| 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 | 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 |