Where does “tăcăitură” come from?

tăcăitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian tăcăi, from Romanian țac, from Greek τάκος.

tăcăitură (Romanian): ticking

Definitions

  1. ticking

Ancestry of “tăcăitură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantăcăito make a tick tock sound
2Romanianțaccue
3Greekτάκος—
Every word from Greek τάκος →Every word from Romanian țac →Every word from Romanian tăcăi →