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 be quiet, to be silent

Definitions

  1. to be quiet, to be silent

Ancestry of “taire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtaire—
2Old Frenchtairealternative infinitive of taisir
3Latintacēre—
4Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
5Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “taire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin tacēre →