Where does “Tácito” come from?

Tácito (Portuguese) comes from Latin Tacitus, from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

Tácito (Portuguese): tacit done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent

Definitions

  1. tacit done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent

Ancestry of “Tácito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTacitusA Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56-117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200-275), a Roman emperor
2LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
3Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin taceo →