Where does “plaise” come from?

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

plaise (French): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “plaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaireto please; to enjoy
2Middle Frenchplaireto please
3Old Frenchplairealternative infinitive of plaisir; to please
4Latinplacērepleasure
Every word from Latin placēreEvery word from Old French plaireEvery word from Middle French plaire
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