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Where does “tachism” come from?

tachism (English) comes from French tachisme, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca- — Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...

tachism (English): A French style of abstract painting popular in...

Definitions

  1. A French style of abstract painting popular in...

Ancestry of “tachism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtachismetachism
2Frenchtacheblot, stain or smear; spot; more or less...
3Old Frenchtascheduty; obligation
4Frankishtaskapouch
5Proto-Germanictaskǭbag, purse; pouch, pocket
6Proto-Indo-Europeandas-—
7Translingualda—
8Englishdeca-Greek number...
9Frenchdéca-deca-
10Latindecās—
11Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
12Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
13Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
14Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
15Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
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