Where does “taciturnist” come from?
taciturnist (English) comes from English taciturn, from English taciturnity, from Middle English taciturnite, from Latin taciturnitas, from Latin taciturnus, from Latin Tacitus, from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō — to be silent.
taciturnist (English): A person who rarely speaks
Definitions
- A person who rarely speaks
Ancestry of “taciturnist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | taciturn | Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined... |
| 2 | English | taciturnity | The trait of being taciturn; Failure to assert a... |
| 3 | Middle English | taciturnite | — |
| 4 | Latin | taciturnitas | silence , taciturnity |
| 5 | Latin | taciturnus | untalkative, taciturn, quiet, silent |
| 6 | Latin | Tacitus | — |
| 7 | Latin | taceo | I am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |