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Where does “Tacitus” come from?

Tacitus (Latin) comes from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

Ancestry of “Tacitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
2Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “Tacitus”

  • Tacitus
  • Tacite
  • Tácito
  • Τάκιτος
  • Տակիտոս
  • Տակիտոս
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