Where does “placatable” come from?
placatable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
placatable (English): Capable of being placated
Definitions
- Capable of being placated
Ancestry of “placatable”, step by step
placatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English placate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | placate | To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone... |
| 2 | Latin | plācātus | soothed, appeased, calmed |
| 3 | Latin | plācō | to appease |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plāk- | broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pele- | broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat |