Etymology

tactical

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Today it means: Of or relating to tactics. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English tactic ← New Latin tactica
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tat͏̌t͏̌ō
  3. Ancient Greekτάσσω (tássō)
  4. Ancient Greekτακτικός (taktikós)
  5. New Latintactica
  6. Englishtactic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todaytactical

From tactic + -al.

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