Where does “plezir” come from?

plezir (Mauritian Creole) comes from French Plaisir, 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.

plezir (Mauritian Creole): pleasure

Definitions

  1. pleasure

Ancestry of “plezir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPlaisirPlaisir
2Middle Frenchplaisirpleasure
3Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
4Latinplaceōto 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 →