Latin

plācō

‘to assuage, pacify, placate’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin plācō.

4 English words in this record descend from Latin plācō, most familiar first.

• placate ← plācātus
• implacable ← implācābilis ← plācābilis
• placation ← placatio
• placable ← plācābilis

Etymograph / Latin plācō