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Where does “Tacey” come from?

Tacey (English) comes from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

Ancestry of “Tacey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintacēre—
2Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →