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Where does “tactica” come from?

tactica (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τακτικὴ τέχνη, from Ancient Greek τάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂ǵ-.

Ancestry of “tactica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτακτικὴ τέχνηart of arrangement
2Ancient Greekτάσσωto arrange, put in order; to arrange soldiers,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂ǵ-—

Words derived from “tactica”

  • taktika
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂ǵ- →