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taceo.

to be silent, say nothing, shut up, hold one’s tongue

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈta.ke.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈtaː.t͡ʃe.o]
  1. to be silent, say nothing, shut up, hold one’s tongue

    conjugation-2 · intransitive
    Aut tacē aut face.
  2. to be still or at rest

    conjugation-2 · intransitive
  3. to leave unsaid, keep quiet, pass over or omit in silence, make no mention of

    conjugation-2 · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *takēō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂k- (“to be silent”), formerly reconstructed as *tak-. Akin to Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þahan), Old Norse þegja (Danish tie and Icelandic þegja), Old High German dagen.

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