Where does “placet” come from?
placet (French) comes from Latin placet, from Latin placeo, from Proto-Indo-European plā-k- — wide and flat.
placet (French): petition, appeal
Ancestry of “placet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | placet | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | placeo | I am pleasing or agreeable to; I please; I am... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plā-k- | wide and flat |