Where does “taire” come from?
taire (French) comes from Middle French taire, from Old French taire, from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
taire (French): to quieten, to shut up, to silence; to shut up ,...
Definitions
- to quieten, to shut up, to silence; to shut up ,...
Ancestry of “taire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | taire | — |
| 2 | Old French | taire | alternative infinitive of taisir |
| 3 | Latin | tacēre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |
Words derived from “taire”