Where does “taciturnly” come from?
taciturnly (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.
taciturnly (English): quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking
Definitions
- quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking
Ancestry of “taciturnly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (keeping silent), taciturnity |
| 5 | Latin | taciturnus | untalkative, taciturn, quiet, silent |
| 6 | Latin | Tacitus | A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56-117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200-275), a Roman emperor |
| 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 |