placidus
Latin
adj
Definitions
- Placid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful.
- (of fruits) Ripe, mellow.
- (of plants) Not wild, fruitful, suitable for cultivation.
Etymology
Suffix from Latin placeō (appease, please, satisfy).
Origin
Latin
placeō
Gloss
appease, please, satisfy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beneplaceo Latin
- complaceo Latin
- displiceo Latin
- placeō Latin
- placidamente Italian
- placidezza Italian
- placido Italian
- placidez Spanish, Castilian
- plácidamente Spanish, Castilian
- plácido Spanish, Castilian
- plácido Portuguese
- plaisir Old French
- plere Old French
- plàcid Catalan, Valencian
- plac Aromanian
- *plakjɔnit Proto-Albanian
- placar Dalmatian