Where does “τατικός” come from?
τατικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τάσις, from Proto-Hellenic tə́tsis, from Proto-Indo-European téntis, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
τατικός (Ancient Greek): exerting tension
Ancestry of “τατικός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τάσις | stretching, tension; extension; pitch of the... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | tə́tsis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | téntis | extension |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |