myEtymology.com: English etymology of pleasurable

Etymology of the English word pleasurable

the English word pleasurable

using the English suffix -able

derived from the English word pleasure

derived from the Old French word plaisir

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-