Where does “plaire” come from?

plaire (Middle French) comes from Old French plaire, from Latin placēre — pleasure.

plaire (Middle French): to please

Definitions

  1. to please

Ancestry of “plaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplairealternative infinitive of plaisir; to please
2Latinplacērepleasure

Words derived from “plaire”

Every word from Latin placēre →Every word from Old French plaire →