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.

plaide (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

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first-person singular present indicative of...

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	—

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