Where does “tachy” come from?
tachy (English) comes from English tachy-, from Ancient Greek ταχύς, from Proto-Indo-European dʰn̥gʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.
tachy (English): Tachycardia; Tachypnoea
Ancestry of “tachy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tachy- | fast |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ταχύς | swift, quick, fast, rapid; In a short time: soon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰn̥gʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |
Words derived from “tachy”