Where does “placans” come from?

placans (Latin) comes from Latin placo, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

placans (Latin): appeasing

Definitions

  1. appeasing

Ancestry of “placans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinplacoI appease; I placate, pacify, assuage; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
3Proto-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 placo →