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Where does “teaictic” come from?

teaictic (Irish) comes from English tactic, 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.

teaictic (Irish): tactic

Definitions

  1. tactic

Ancestry of “teaictic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtacticA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some...
2Frenchtactiquetactic; tactical
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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