Where does “psychotactical” come from?
psychotactical (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.
psychotactical (English): Of or relating to psychological tactics
Definitions
- Of or relating to psychological tactics
Ancestry of “psychotactical”, step by step
psychotactical 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 |
via English psycho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psycho | Psychotic, or otherwise insane; A person who is... |
| 2 | English | psychology | The study of the human mind; The study of human... |
| 3 | French | psychologie | psychology |
| 4 | Latin | psychologia | — |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |