Where does “Tacitus” come from?

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

Tacitus (Latin): A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56-117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200-275), a Roman emperor

Definitions

  1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56-117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200-275), a Roman emperor

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”

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