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

  1. to be silent; to dummy up; to keep quiet

Ancestry of “tacere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintacēre—
2Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “tacere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin tacēre →
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