complaire
French
verb
Definitions
- (reflexive) to get stuck in, to get caught in
- (reflexive) to take pleasure in, to bask in
- (reflexive) to wallow, to revel in
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French complaire borrowed from Latin complacere, complaceo prefix from French plaire.
Origin
French
plaire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- complacere, complaceo Latin
- compiacere Italian
- déplaire French
- plaire French
- complacer Spanish, Castilian
- compracer Galician
- complaire Middle French
- plaire Middle French