Where does “plaisir” come from?

plaisir (Middle French) comes 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.

plaisir (Middle French): pleasure

Definitions

  1. pleasure

Ancestry of “plaisir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
2Latinplaceōto 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

Words derived from “plaisir”

Every word from Latin placeō →Every word from Old French plaisir →