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Where does “tackily” come from?

tackily (English) comes from English tacky, from English tack, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — to see, to look, to observe.

tackily (English): In a tacky manner

Definitions

  1. In a tacky manner

Ancestry of “tackily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtackyOf a substance, slightly sticky; Of low quality;...
2EnglishtackA small nail with a flat head; A thumbtack; A...
3Frenchtacheblot, stain or smear; spot; more or less...
4Old Frenchtascheduty; obligation
5Medieval Latintasca—
6Latintaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
7Latintaxāre—
8LatinTaxusyew
9Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
10Spanish-scopio-scope
11Latin-scopium—
12Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
13Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
14Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
15Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
16Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
17Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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