Where does “tactic” come from?
Tactic derives from Ancient Greek τακτικός, from τάσσω meaning "to arrange or order," with the suffix -σις, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos and -tis.
tactic (English): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some...
Definitions
- A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some...
Ancestry of “tactic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tactique | tactic; tactical |
| 2 | Latin | tactica | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τακτική | tactics |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |