plazer

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin placēre, present active infinitive of placeō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French plaisir.

Verb

plazer

to please (be pleasing (to))

Noun

plazer m (oblique plural plazers, nominative singular plazers, nominative plural plazer)

pleasure

Descendants

Old Catalan: plaser, plaer
- Catalan: plaer, plaure
Occitan: plaser, plàser, plaire

References

von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “placēre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 90, page 1

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