Where does “tactica” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tactica”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tactica

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂ǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek τάσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek τακτικὴ τέχνη