Where does “placit” come from?

placit (English) comes from Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placeō — to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way.

placit (English): A decree or determination; a dictum

Definitions

  1. A decree or determination; a dictum

Ancestry of “placit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplacitumopinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,...
2Latinplacituspleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon
3Latinplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way

Words derived from “placit”

Every word from Latin placeō →