Latin
placēre
‘to please’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin placēre.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin placēre, most familiar first.
- plea ← ple ← plait ← placitum
- complacent ← complacēns ← complacēre
- displacency ← displacentia ← displicere
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Etymograph / Latin placēre