Where does “placide” come from?

placide (French) comes from Latin Placidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

placide (French): calm, quiet, peaceful

Definitions

  1. calm, quiet, peaceful

Ancestry of “placide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPlacidusPlacid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “placide”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin Placidus →
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