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Where does “míphléisiúrtha” come from?

míphléisiúrtha (Irish) comes from Irish pléisiúrtha, from Irish pléisiúr, from English pleasur, from Middle English plaisir, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placeō.

míphléisiúrtha (Irish): displeased; unpleasant

Definitions

  1. displeased; unpleasant

Ancestry of “míphléisiúrtha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpléisiúrthapleasurable, enjoyable; pleasant, agreeable
2Irishpléisiúrpleasure
3Englishpleasur—
4Middle Englishplaisirpleasure
5Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
6Latinplaceō—
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