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Where does “tăcea” come from?

tăcea (Romanian) comes from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

tăcea (Romanian): to keep quiet, remain silent, hold one's tongue

Definitions

  1. to keep quiet, remain silent, hold one's tongue

Ancestry of “tăcea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintacēre—
2Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “tăcea”

  • tăcere
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