myEtymology.com: French etymology of plaisir

Etymology of the French word plaisir

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-

English please, English pleasure, Romanian plezir

Catalan plaurer, Catalan plaer, Dutch plezier, English pleasure, French plaire, German Pläsier, Italian piacere, Latin placet, Portuguese prazer, Provençal plazer, Spanish placer

Word found in Old French