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plaudo.

to strike, beat, clap

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpɫau̯.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈplaːu̯.do]
  1. to strike, beat, clap

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  2. to applaud; to clap one's hands in token of approbation

    conjugation-3
  3. to approve

    conjugation-3
  4. to strike hands to complete a bargain

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  5. to beat, flap

    conjugation-3 · poetic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-h₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d- Latin plaudo Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d- (“to clap the hands”), from *pleh₂-u-h₂- (“palm of the hand”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”), possibly from *pleth₂- or *pel-. Related to plautus (“trod flat”); see there for more cognates. Older theories derived the word from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, the same root of Latin plēctō (“to braid”), plangō (“to strike”), plaga (“plague, wound”) and Ancient Greek πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike”).

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