Where does “tac” come from?

tac (Aromanian) comes from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

tac (Aromanian): I am silent, keep quiet

Definitions

  1. I am silent, keep quiet

Ancestry of “tac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
2Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin taceo →