Etymology of the English word pleaded
the English word
pleadedderived from the English word
pleadderived from the Old French word
plaidierderived from the Medieval Latin word
placitare (plead)
derived from the Late Latin word
placitum (plea)
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-Usage
Word found in Modern English