Where does “skrämseltaktik” come from?
skrämseltaktik (Swedish) comes from Swedish taktik, from Ancient Greek τακτικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
skrämseltaktik (Swedish): a scare tactic
Definitions
- a scare tactic
Ancestry of “skrämseltaktik”, step by step
skrämseltaktik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish taktik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | taktik | tactic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τακτικός | fit for ordering or arranging, especially in war;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |