Where does “pleadingly” come from?
Pleadingly derives from English plead, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Old French plait, and Latin placere, meaning "to please," with the adverbial suffix ultimately expressing manner or appearance.
pleadingly (English): In an pleading manner; with pleas
Definitions
- In an pleading manner; with pleas
Ancestry of “pleadingly”, step by step
| 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 |