Etymograph

English

placentious

Placentious comes from Latin placeō ‘to please’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplaceō1‘to please’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplacentius1
  3. Englishearliest quotation a. 1662placentious1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English placentious
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1662, Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England: “a placentious person”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplaceōWiktionary, English placentious‘to please’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplacentiusWiktionary, English placentious
  3. Englishearliest quotation a. 1662placentiousWiktionary, English placentious. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1662, Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England: “a placentious person”

Linked words

through Latin placeō ‘to please’

please, pleasure, plead, placid, pleasance, 6 more

Today it means

adj pleasing or pleasant

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “placentious”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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