Where does “taciturnus” come from?

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

taciturnus (Latin): untalkative, taciturn, quiet, silent

Definitions

  1. untalkative, taciturn, quiet, silent

Ancestry of “taciturnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTacitusA 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
2LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
3Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “taciturnus”

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