Where does “tactvol” come from?

tactvol (Dutch) comes from Dutch vol, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

tactvol (Dutch): tactful

Definitions

  1. tactful

Ancestry of “tactvol”, step by step

tactvol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolfull, replete
2Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
3Old Dutchfolfull
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Dutch tact

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtacttact, discernment
2Frenchtacttact
3Latintāctustouched, having been touched, grasped, having been grasped
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →