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
Ancestry of “tácito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tacitus | that is passed over in silence, not spoken of,... |
| 2 | Latin | taceo | I am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |