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Where does “pléigh” come from?

pléigh (Irish) comes from Irish plé, from Anglo-Norman plai, from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placeō.

pléigh (Irish): to plead, discuss, dispute

Definitions

  1. to plead, discuss, dispute

Ancestry of “pléigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishplédiscussion, dealings; verbal noun of pléigh;...
2Anglo-Normanplailawsuit
3Medieval Latinplacituma decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.,...
4Latinplacituspleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon
5Latinplaceō—
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