Where does “phonotactique” come from?
phonotactique (French) comes from English phonotactics, from English tactics, from English tactic, from French tactique, from Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτική, from Ancient Greek τακτικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
phonotactique (French): phonotactics branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes
Definitions
- phonotactics branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes
Ancestry of “phonotactique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phonotactics | A branch of phonology that deals with the... |
| 2 | English | tactics | plural of tactic; The military science that deals... |
| 3 | English | tactic | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some... |
| 4 | French | tactique | tactic; tactical |
| 5 | Latin | tactica | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τακτική | tactics |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |