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Where does “plaisir” come from?

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

plaisir (French): pleasure

Definitions

  1. pleasure

Ancestry of “plaisir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplaisirpleasure
2Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
3Latinplaceō—

Words derived from “plaisir”

  • déplaisir
  • Pläsier
  • plezura
  • plezuriga
  • plezuri
  • malplezuro
  • plezuro
  • plezi
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