Where does “tacere” come from?
tacere (Italian) comes from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
tacere (Italian): to be silent; to dummy up; to keep quiet
Definitions
- to be silent; to dummy up; to keep quiet
Ancestry of “tacere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tacēre | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |
Words derived from “tacere”