Where does “plācātus” come from?
plācātus (Latin) comes from Latin plācō, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.
Ancestry of “plācātus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | plācō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | plāk- | broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pele- | broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat |