Where does “tăcere” come from?
tăcere (Romanian) comes from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
tăcere (Romanian): silence; quiet
Ancestry of “tăcere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tacēre | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |