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Where does “taciturnite” come from?

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

Ancestry of “taciturnite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintaciturnitassilence , taciturnity
2Latintaciturnusuntalkative, taciturn, quiet, silent
3LatinTacitus—
4LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
5Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
6Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “taciturnite”

  • taciturn
  • taciturnity
  • taciturnly
  • taciturnist
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