Where does “placative” come from?

placative (English) comes from English placate, from Latin plācātus, from Latin plācō, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

placative (English): That placates; pacifying

Definitions

  1. That placates; pacifying

Ancestry of “placative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplacateTo calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone...
2Latinplācātussoothed, appeased, calmed
3Latinplācōto appease
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

Words derived from “placative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāk- →Every word from Latin plācō →