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Where does “tacticien” come from?

tacticien (French) comes from French tactique, from Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτική, 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.

Ancestry of “tacticien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtactiquetactic; tactical
2Latintactica—
3Ancient Greekτακτική—
4Ancient Greekτακτικόςfit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;...
5Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
6Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →