Where does “tactics” come from?
Tactics comes from Ancient Greek τακτικός, derived from τάσσω meaning "to arrange," with the suffix -σις, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots -kos and -tis.
tactics (English): plural of tactic; The military science that deals...
Definitions
- plural of tactic; The military science that deals...
Ancestry of “tactics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tactic | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some... |
| 2 | French | tactique | tactic; tactical |
| 3 | Latin | tactica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τακτική | tactics |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |