Where does “placaturus” come from?

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

placaturus (Latin): about to appease

Definitions

  1. about to appease

Ancestry of “placaturus”, 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 →
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