Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō
Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Hellenic *-tis
Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós)bor.
New Latin tacticabor.
English tactic
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).
Meanings
(dated, not-comparable) Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War
Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo
All sciences that speed Bellona's car,
All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […] 1831, Thomas Campbell, The Power of Russia:
(not-comparable) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
ru такти́ческий (describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical) · fi taktinen (describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical) · fr tactique (describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical) · it tattico (describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō
Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Hellenic *-tis
Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
?
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
▲
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
?
Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós)bor.
New Latin tacticabor.
English tactic
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).
Meanings
A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
Omar has challenged Elliott Abrams’s record in Latin America, taken a firm line against Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and advocated for—wait for it—the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine (even though the headlines have focused on her expressing support for the right to boycott as a tactic). 2019 September 10, Jonathan Guyer, The American Prospect, number Fall 2019:
A maneuver used against an enemy.
A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
cmn 戰術 /战术 (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · mk тактика (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · hy մարտավարություն (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · fi taktiikka (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · sl taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · fr tactique (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ga beartaíocht (action to achieve some end) · km យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ (action to achieve some end) · lt taktika (action to achieve some end) · fi toimenpide (action to achieve some end) · sh та̀ктика (action to achieve some end) · mk тактика (action to achieve some end) · es táctica (action to achieve some end) · be та́ктыка (action to achieve some end) · ru та́ктика (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · fi taktiikka (action to achieve some end) · ar تَخْطِيط (action to achieve some end) · ru та́ктика (action to achieve some end) · eo taktiko (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · pl taktyka (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · lv taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · sh та̀ктика (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · mn ᠲ᠋ᠠᠻᠲ᠋ᠢᠭ (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · th ยุทธวิธี (action to achieve some end) · lt taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ro tactică (action to achieve some end) · uz taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ga teaictic (action to achieve some end) · pl taktyka (action to achieve some end) · mi rautara (action to achieve some end) · eo taktiko (action to achieve some end) · he טַקטִיקָה (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · az taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ga beart (action to achieve some end) · id taktik (action to achieve some end) · sl taktika (action to achieve some end) · da taktik (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · pt tática (action to achieve some end) · sk taktika (action to achieve some end) · cs taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ja 戦法 (action to achieve some end) · mn тактик (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · nl tactiek (action to achieve some end) · cs postup (action to achieve some end) · sv taktik (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · el τακτική (action to achieve some end) · nl krijgskunde (action to achieve some end) · yi טאַקטיק (action to achieve some end) · uk та́ктика (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · cmn 戰術 /战术 (action to achieve some end) · lv taktika (action to achieve some end) · de Taktik (action to achieve some end) · pt táctica (action to achieve some end) · sh tàktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · vi chiến thuật (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ko 전술 (action to achieve some end) · de Taktik (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · vi thuật (action to achieve some end) · et taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ja 戦術 (action to achieve some end) · uk та́ктика (action to achieve some end) · sh tàktika (action to achieve some end) · tr taktik (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ca tàctica (action to achieve some end) · fa-ira تاکْتیک (action to achieve some end) · it programma (action to achieve some end) · ka ტაქტიკა (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ar تَكْتِيك (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · fi veto (action to achieve some end) · el τακτική (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · it tattica (action to achieve some end) · ro tactică (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ky тактика (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · bg та́ктика (action to achieve some end) · sv taktik (action to achieve some end) · sk taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · hy տակտիկա (action to achieve some end) · es táctica (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · th ยุทธวิธี (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ja 戦術 (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · dsb taktika (action to achieve some end) · vi chiến thuật (action to achieve some end) · hu taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · nl tactiek (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · tk taktika (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ka ტაქტიკა (action to achieve some end) · it stratagemma (action to achieve some end) · kk тактика (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · fr tactique (action to achieve some end) · it piano (action to achieve some end) · grc στρατήγημα (action to achieve some end) · cs taktika (action to achieve some end) · ko 전술 (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · hu harcászat (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · ga oirbheart (action to achieve some end) · hy տակտիկա (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · fa-ira تاکْتیک (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · nb taktikk (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · sq taktikë (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · nl gevechtsleer (action to achieve some end) · mi rauhanga (action to achieve some end) · be та́ктыка (military manoeuvre used against an enemy) · hy մարտավարություն (action to achieve some end) · tg тактика (military manoeuvre used against an enemy)