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Where does “tetḱ-” come from?

tetḱ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tetḱ- (Proto-Indo-European): to create, produce; to cut, hew

Definitions

  1. to create, produce; to cut, hew

Ancestry of “tetḱ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “tetḱ-”

  • text
  • technology
  • techniques
  • taste
  • technical
  • technique
  • tissue
  • subtle
  • technological
  • texture
  • architect
  • toilet
  • technically
  • textbook
  • pretext
  • textile
  • biotechnology
  • tasting
  • subtly
  • subtlety
  • distasteful
  • distaste
  • tasty
  • technologically
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