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Where does “plaisance” come from?

plaisance (French) comes from Middle French plaisance, from Old French Plaisance, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “plaisance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplaisancepleasure; want; desire
2Old FrenchPlaisance—
3Old French-ance-ance
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “plaisance”

  • plaisancier
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