The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπλάξ“plate, tablet”
- English todayplaco-
From (combining form of) Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “plate, tablet”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπλάξ all →
placoid
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
placo-
Today it means: Provided with or relating to a flat plate or plates. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πλάξ