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Where does “szalámitaktika” come from?

szalámitaktika (Hungarian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

szalámitaktika (Hungarian): salami tactics

Definitions

  1. salami tactics

Ancestry of “szalámitaktika”, step by step

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