Where does “placare” come from?

placare (Italian) comes from Latin plācō, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

placare (Italian): to appease, calm, calm down, pacify, placate

Definitions

  1. to appease, calm, calm down, pacify, placate

Ancestry of “placare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplācōto appease
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

Words derived from “placare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāk- →Every word from Latin plācō →