Where does “unpleadable” come from?
unpleadable (English) comes from English pleadable, 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.
unpleadable (English): Incapable of being pleaded
Definitions
- Incapable of being pleaded
Ancestry of “unpleadable”, step by step
unpleadable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleadable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleadable | That may be pleaded |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |