Where does “tus” come from?
tus (French) comes from French taire, from Middle French taire, from Old French taire, from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
tus (French): first-person singular past historic of taire;...
Definitions
- first-person singular past historic of taire;...
Ancestry of “tus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | taire | to quieten, to shut up, to silence; to shut up ,... |
| 2 | Middle French | taire | — |
| 3 | Old French | taire | alternative infinitive of taisir |
| 4 | Latin | tacēre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |