Where does “phonotactics” come from?
phonotactics (English) comes from English tactics, 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.
phonotactics (English): A branch of phonology that deals with the...
Definitions
- A branch of phonology that deals with the...
Ancestry of “phonotactics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tactics | plural of tactic; The military science that deals... |
| 2 | English | tactic | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some... |
| 3 | French | tactique | tactic; tactical |
| 4 | Latin | tactica | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τακτική | — |
| 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 | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |