Etymology of the English word tact
the English word
tactderived from the French word
tactderived from the Latin word
tactus (touch, sense of touch)
derived from the Latin word
nododerived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
Date
The earliest known usage of tact in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
tactful,
tactlessCognates
Dutch
tact, French
tact, German
Takt, Lithuanian
taktas, Norwegian
takt, Russian
тaкт, Swedish
taktUsage
Word found in Modern English
