Where does “taire” come from?

taire (Middle French) comes from Old French taire, from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

Ancestry of “taire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtairealternative infinitive of taisir
2Latintacēre—
3Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “taire”

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