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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): that is passed over in silence, not spoken of,...

Definitions

  1. that is passed over in silence, not spoken of,...

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”

  • Tacitus
  • taciturn
  • taciturnity
  • taciturnly
  • taciturnist
  • taciturnous
  • Tacitus
  • taciturnitas
  • taciturnus
  • taciturne
  • taciturno
  • tácitamente
  • tácito
  • tacito
  • tacitamente
  • tacitare
  • tacitamento
  • taciturne
  • tacitazione
  • taciturno
  • taciturnità
  • Tacite
  • taciturnement
  • tacite
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