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Where does “pleasingness” come from?

pleasingness (English) comes from English pleasing, from English please, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung — on, onto.

pleasingness (English): The quality or state of being pleasing

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being pleasing

Ancestry of “pleasingness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpleasingAgreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or...
2EnglishpleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to; To...
3EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
4Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
5EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
6Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
7Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
8Old Englishendung—
9Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
10Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
11Proto-Germanicandijazend
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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