Where does “plācō” come from?

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

plācō (Latin): to appease

Definitions

  1. to appease

Ancestry of “plācō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

Words derived from “plācō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāk- →
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