Proto-Indo-European
*pleHk-
‘pleasingness or permission’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *pleHk-.
5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *pleHk-, most familiar first.
- please ← plesen ← plaise ← placeō
- placate ← plācātus ← plācō ← *pleh₂-
- implacable ← implācābilis ← plācābilis ← plācō ← *pleh₂-
- placation ← placatio ← plācō ← *pleh₂-
- placable ← plācābilis ← plāco ← *pleh₂-
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleHk-