Where does “pleadingness” come from?
pleadingness (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.
pleadingness (English): The quality of being pleading
Definitions
- The quality of being pleading
Ancestry of “pleadingness”, step by step
pleadingness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |