Where does “taktfull” come from?
taktfull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål takt, from English tact, from French tact, from Latin tāctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
taktfull (Norwegian Bokmål): tactful, discreet
Ancestry of “taktfull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | takt | time, rhythm, tempo, beat; stroke; tact |
| 2 | English | tact | The sense of touch; feeling; The stroke in... |
| 3 | French | tact | tact |
| 4 | Latin | tāctus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |