Where does “tacere” come from?
tacere (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
Ancestry of “tacere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |