Where does “taktiikka” come from?
taktiikka (Finnish) comes from Swedish taktik, from Ancient Greek τακτικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
taktiikka (Finnish): tactic, tactics
Definitions
- tactic, tactics
Ancestry of “taktiikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | taktik | tactic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |