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Where does “τακτική” come from?

τακτική (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τακτικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “τακτική”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτακτικόςfit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;...
2Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
3Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “τακτική”

  • geriljataktikk
  • taktikk
  • taktikk
  • geriljataktikk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →