Where does “placably” come from?
placably (English) comes from English placable, from Latin placabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
placably (English): in a placable manner
Definitions
- in a placable manner
Ancestry of “placably”, step by step
placably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English placable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | placable | Able to be easily pacified; quick to forgive;... |
| 2 | Latin | placabilis | placable; pacifying, appeasing, moderating,... |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |