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 |
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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 |