Where does “placa” come from?
placa (Italian) comes from Italian placare, from Latin plācō, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.
placa (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “placa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | placare | to appease, calm, calm down, pacify, placate |
| 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 |