Where does “placito” come from?

placito (Italian) comes from Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placeō — to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way.

placito (Italian): sentence

Definitions

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Ancestry of “placito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplacitumopinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,...
2Latinplacituspleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon
3Latinplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way
Every word from Latin placeō →Every word from Latin placitus →Every word from Latin placitum →
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