complaisant
The origin and history of complaisant.
Etymology
Comes from French complaisant ("willing to please"), from complaire, from Latin complacēre ("please well"), from com- ("with") plus placeō ("please").
The origin and history of complaisant.
Comes from French complaisant ("willing to please"), from complaire, from Latin complacēre ("please well"), from com- ("with") plus placeō ("please").
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