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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
TACIT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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TACIT,
silent. (L.) In Milton, Samson, 430. No doubt
directly from Lat., though Cot. gives F. tacite, 'silent.'—Lat.
tacitus, silent.—Lat. tacere,
to be silent. Cognate with Goth. thahan, to be silent, Icel.
þegja, Swed. tiga, to be silent. All from a base TAK, with the sense
'to be silent.' Der. tacit-urn, from F. taciturne, 'silent,' Cot.;
tacit-urn-i-ty, Troilus, iv. 2. 75, from F. taciturnité, 'taciturnity,' Cot.;
from Lat. acc. taciturnitatem.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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