Where does “tacet” come from?

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

tacet (English): An instruction indicating silence on the part of...

Definitions

  1. An instruction indicating silence on the part of...

Ancestry of “tacet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintacetthird-person singular present active indicative...
2LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
3Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin taceo →