Where does “tacens” come from?
tacens (Latin) comes from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
tacens (Latin): staying silent
Ancestry of “tacens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | taceo | I am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |