Where does “plaide” come from?
plaide (French) comes from French plaider, from Middle French plaider, 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.
plaide (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “plaide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plaider | to plead |
| 2 | Middle French | plaider | to plead |
| 3 | Old French | plaidier | to implore; to beg |
| 4 | Latin | placitare | — |
| 5 | Latin | placitum | opinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,... |
| 6 | Latin | placitus | pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon |
| 7 | 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 |