Etymology of the English word tactless
the English word
tactlessderived from 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)
using the English suffix
-lessderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lausazUsage
Word found in Modern English
