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

Definitions

  1. staying silent

Ancestry of “tacens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
2Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin taceo →
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