Where does “pleasantry” come from?

Pleasantry derives from French plaisanterie, formed from French plaisant with the suffix French -erie, ultimately tracing back through French -er, Latin -are, Latin -o, Latin -us, Old Latin -os, and Proto-Italic -os.

pleasantry (English): A casual, courteous remark; A playful remark; a...

Definitions

  1. A casual, courteous remark; A playful remark; a...

Ancestry of “pleasantry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpleasantGiving pleasure; pleasing in manner; Facetious,...
2Middle Englishplesauntepleasing, acceptable
3Old Frenchplaisantpresent participle of plaire; pleasant; nice;...
4Old Frenchplairealternative infinitive of plaisir; to please
5Latinplacērepleasure

Words derived from “pleasantry”

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