Where does “plaire” come from?

plaire (French) comes from Middle French plaire, from Old French plaire, from Latin placēre — pleasure.

plaire (French): to please; to enjoy

Definitions

  1. to please; to enjoy

Ancestry of “plaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplaireto please
2Old Frenchplairealternative infinitive of plaisir; to please
3Latinplacērepleasure

Words derived from “plaire”

Every word from Latin placēre →Every word from Old French plaire →Every word from Middle French plaire →