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Where does “unpleasure” come from?

unpleasure (English) comes from English pleasure, from English pleasur, from Middle English plaisir, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placeō.

unpleasure (English): Unpleasantness; displeasure; A sense of internal...

Definitions

  1. Unpleasantness; displeasure; A sense of internal...

Ancestry of “unpleasure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpleasureA state of being pleased or contented;...
2Englishpleasur—
3Middle Englishplaisirpleasure
4Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
5Latinplaceō—
Every word from Latin placeō →