Where does “placitare” come from?

placitare (Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “placitare”, 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

Words derived from “placitare”

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