Etymology of the English word pleasure
the English word
pleasurederived from the Old French word
plaisirderived 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-Derivations in English
pleasurable,
pleasured,
pleasuringCognates
Catalan
plaurer, Catalan
plaer, Dutch
plezier, French
plaisir, French
plaire, German
Pläsier, Italian
piacere, Latin
placet, Portuguese
prazer, Provençal
plazer, Spanish
placerUsage
Word found in Modern English
