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Where does “Salamitaktik” come from?

Salamitaktik (German) comes from Hungarian szalámitaktika, from Hungarian taktika, from Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτική, from Ancient Greek τακτικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Salamitaktik (German): salami tactics, salami technique

Definitions

  1. salami tactics, salami technique

Ancestry of “Salamitaktik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszalámitaktikasalami tactics
2Hungariantaktikatactics
3Latintactica—
4Ancient Greekτακτική—
5Ancient Greekτακτικόςfit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;...
6Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
7Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
8Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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