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Where does “aerotactical” come from?

aerotactical (English) comes from English tactical, from English tactic, from French tactique, from Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτική, from Ancient Greek τακτικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

aerotactical (English): Relating to airforce tactics

Definitions

  1. Relating to airforce tactics

Ancestry of “aerotactical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtacticalof, or relating to tactics; of, or relating to...
2EnglishtacticA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some...
3Frenchtactiquetactic; tactical
4Latintactica—
5Ancient Greekτακτική—
6Ancient Greekτακτικόςfit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;...
7Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
8Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
9Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
10Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →