Where does “plaisir” come from?

plaisir (French) comes from Middle French plaisir, from Old French plaisir, 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.

plaisir (French): pleasure

Definitions

  1. pleasure

Ancestry of “plaisir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplaisirpleasure
2Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
3Latinplaceōto 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
Every word from Latin placeō →Every word from Old French plaisir →Every word from Middle French plaisir →
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