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Where does “plé” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanplailawsuit
2Medieval Latinplacituma decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.,...
3Latinplacituspleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon
4Latinplaceō—

Words derived from “plé”

  • pléigh
  • mionphlé
  • plé
Every word from Latin placeō →