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Where does “tactique” come from?

tactique (French) comes 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.

tactique (French): tactic; tactical

Definitions

  1. tactic; tactical

Ancestry of “tactique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tactique”

  • magnétotactique
  • tactiquement
  • atactique
  • tática
  • تاکتیک
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