Where does “taisir” come from?

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

taisir (Old French): to shut up

Definitions

  1. to shut up

Ancestry of “taisir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintacēre—
2Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin tacēre →
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