Where does “placate” come from?
Placate comes from Latin placatus, the past participle of placo meaning to calm or appease, derived from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, which traces to pele- meaning to spread or flatten.
placate (English): To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone...
Definitions
- To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone...
Ancestry of “placate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | plācātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | plācō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plāk- | broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pele- | broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat |
Words derived from “placate”