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Where does “Placência” come from?

Placência (Portuguese) comes from Latin placentia, from Latin placens, from Latin placeō.

Ancestry of “Placência”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplacentianominative neuter plural of placēns; accusative...
2Latinplacenspleasing, welcoming, satisfying
3Latinplaceō—
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