Where does “elasticotactic” come from?
elasticotactic (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
elasticotactic (English): Related to elasticotaxis
Definitions
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Ancestry of “elasticotactic”, step by step
elasticotactic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tactic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tactic | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some... |
| 2 | French | tactique | tactic; tactical |
| 3 | Latin | tactica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τακτική | tactics |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |