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Where does “pléisiúr” come from?

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

pléisiúr (Irish): pleasure

Definitions

  1. pleasure

Ancestry of “pléisiúr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpleasur—
2Middle Englishplaisirpleasure
3Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
4Latinplaceō—

Words derived from “pléisiúr”

  • míphléisiúr
Every word from Latin placeō →