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Where does “plere” come from?

plere (Old French) comes from Latin placeō.

plere (Old French): Alternative form of plaire; to please

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of plaire; to please

Ancestry of “plere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplaceō—

Words derived from “plere”

  • please
  • pleasing
  • displeasing
  • displease
  • pleasingly
  • pleasest
  • displeasant
  • pleasingness
  • displeasingly
  • unpleasable
  • displeasantly
  • displeasingness
  • displeaser
  • pleasable
  • impleasing
  • pleasy
  • overplease
  • unpleasive
  • self-pleasing
  • superplease
  • displeasantness
  • porfaplís
  • por faplís
  • плиз
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