Where does “takt” come from?

takt (Turkish) comes from French tact, from Latin tāctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

takt (Turkish): tact (ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing)

Definitions

  1. tact (ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing)

Ancestry of “takt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtacttact
2Latintāctustouched, having been touched, grasped, having been grasped
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus
takt — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer