Where does “Տակիտոս” come from?
Տակիտոս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Տակիտոս, from Ancient Greek Τάκιτος, from Latin Tacitus, from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
Տակիտոս (Armenian): Tacitus
Definitions
- Tacitus
Ancestry of “Տակիտոս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | Տակիտոս | Tacitus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Τάκιτος | — |
| 3 | Latin | Tacitus | A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56-117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200-275), a Roman emperor |
| 4 | Latin | taceo | I am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |