Where does “aplazar” come from?

aplazar (Spanish) comes from Spanish plazo, from Old Spanish plazo, 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.

aplazar (Spanish): to postpone; to flunk

Definitions

to postpone; to flunk

Ancestry of “aplazar”, step by step

aplazar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish plazo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	plazo	period, phase
2	Old Spanish	plazo	—
3	Latin	placitus	pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon
4	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

via Asturian plazu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Asturian	plazu	—

Words derived from “aplazar”

aplazamiento

Every word from Latin placeō →Every word from Latin placitus →Every word from Old Spanish plazo →