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Where does “pleasing” come from?

Pleasing comes from Middle English plesen, from Old French plere and plaire, from Latin placere, meaning "to be agreeable or acceptable."

pleasing (English): Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or...

Definitions

  1. Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or...

Ancestry of “pleasing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to; To...
2EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
3Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
4EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
5Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
6Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
7Old Englishendung—
8Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
9Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
10Proto-Germanicandijazend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “pleasing”

  • pleasingly
  • pleasingness
  • impleasing
  • self-pleasing
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