Etymology of the English word complaisant
the English word
complaisantderived from the Old French word
complaisantderived from the Old French word
complairederived from the Latin word
complacere (please, take fancy of, capture affections of)
derived from the Latin word
placere (it is pleasing, satisfying, gives pleasure; please, satisfy, give pleasure to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plāk-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of complaisant in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
