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Where does “tacenda” come from?

tacenda (English) comes from Latin tacenda, from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

tacenda (English): things that are not to be spoken about or made...

Definitions

  1. things that are not to be spoken about or made...

Ancestry of “tacenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintacendanominative feminine singular of tacendus;...
2LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
3Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
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