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Where does “tattica” come from?

tattica (Italian) comes 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.

tattica (Italian): tactics; stratagem; scheme

Definitions

  1. tactics; stratagem; scheme

Ancestry of “tattica”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tattica”

  • pretattica
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →