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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  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “placa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianplacareto appease, calm, calm down, pacify, placate
2Latinplācōto appease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāk- →Every word from Latin plācō →