Where does “pleasant” come from?

Pleasant comes from Old French plaisant, derived from Old French plaire, which developed from Latin placere, meaning to please or be pleasing.

pleasant (English): Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner; Facetious,...

Definitions

  1. Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner; Facetious,...

Ancestry of “pleasant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishplesauntepleasing, acceptable
2Old Frenchplaisantpresent participle of plaire; pleasant; nice;...
3Old Frenchplairealternative infinitive of plaisir; to please
4Latinplacērepleasure

Words derived from “pleasant”

Every word from Latin placēre →Every word from Old French plaire →Every word from Old French plaisant →