Where does “déplaire” come from?

déplaire (French) comes from Latin displicere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

déplaire (French): to be displeasing or disliked; to be ill at ease

Definitions

  1. to be displeasing or disliked; to be ill at ease

Ancestry of “déplaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindispliceresecond-person singular present passive...
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx