Where does “nontactical” come from?
nontactical (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.
nontactical (English): Not tactical
Definitions
- Not tactical
Ancestry of “nontactical”, step by step
nontactical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tactical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tactical | of, or relating to tactics; of, or relating to... |
| 2 | English | tactic | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some... |
| 3 | French | tactique | tactic; tactical |
| 4 | Latin | tactica | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τακτική | tactics |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |