Etymology of the Latin word placere
the Latin word
placere (it is pleasing, satisfying, gives pleasure; please, satisfy, give pleasure to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plāk-Derivations in Latin
displicere,
placet,
placidus,
placens,
complacere,
conplacere,
placitum,
placibilis,
beneplacitumDerivations in other languages
Albanian
pëlqej, French
plaisir, Portuguese
prazer, Romanian
plăcea, Spanish
aplacer, Spanish
placer
