Where does “Taktikwechsel” come from?
Taktikwechsel (German) comes from German Taktik, from French tactique, 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.
Taktikwechsel (German): change of tactics
Definitions
- change of tactics
Ancestry of “Taktikwechsel”, step by step
Taktikwechsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Taktik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Taktik | tactic, tactics, policy |
| 2 | French | tactique | tactic; tactical |
| 3 | Latin | tactica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τακτική | tactics |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via German Wechsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wechsel | change; bill of exchange |
| 2 | Middle High German | wëhsel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wehsal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wihslaz | change |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |