ENGLISH ROOT WORD: tact-, tax- "touch." from Latin tactus, taxare, tangere

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【tact-, tax-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "tactus," "taxare," and "tangere." It carries the basic meaning of "touch."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "tact-, tax-"]

attain ☆[4864] If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
contact ****[1443] Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
contagious **[4021] A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
contaminate ☆[4739] If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
tactic **[3675] Tactics are the methods that you choose to use in order to achieve what you want in a particular situation.
task ****[1135] A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project.
taste ****[456] Taste is one of the five senses that people have. When you have food or drink in your mouth, your sense of taste makes it possible for you to recognize what it is.
tax ****[1172] Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
taxation ☆[5272] Taxation is the system by which a government takes money from people and spends it on things such as education, health, and defence.
taxi ***[728] A taxi is a car driven by a person whose job is to take people where they want to go in return for money.

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[WORD ROOT]root tact
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] tact, tag, tax, task, tagi, tamin, taxi, tang, tain, taste
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) tactus, taxare, tangere
[MEANING]root touch

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 tangere [from PIE root *tag-("to touch, handle')] to touch
• 【Latin】 tactus [pp of tangere, from root of tangere("to touch")]
• 【Latin】 taxare [perhaps from Greek tassein, frequentative form of tangere] evaluate, handle

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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attain ☆[4864] verb from attain 〈 tact
【DEFINITION】 If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
【Declension/Conjugation】 attained, attained, attaining, attains
【SYNONYM】 achieve
【ROOTs】 ⑴ at(ad); to, toward ⑵ tain(tact); touch
【Etymology】 《Latin attingere》 [ad+tangere] to touch; arrive at; to attack, to strike, to appropriate, to manage
【First Known Meaning】 succeed in reaching, come so near as to touch,
【DERIVATIVEs】 attainability, attainable, attainableness, attainer, attainment, attain

contact ★★★★[1443] noun from contact 〈 tact
【DEFINITION】 Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
【pl.】 contacts
【SYNONYM】 connection
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ tact; touch
【Etymology】 《Latin contactus》 [pp of contingere] a touching; a touching of something unclean, contamination
【First Known Meaning】 action, state, or condition of touching
【DERIVATIVEs】 contactual, contactually, contact

contagious ★★[4021] adjective from contagious 〈 tact
【DEFINITION】 A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ tagi(tact); touch ⑶ ous; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin contingere》 [com+tangere] to touch, seize
【First Known Meaning】 contaminating or contaminated, containing contagion; communicable; morally corrupting
【DERIVATIVEs】 contagiously, contagiousness, contagious

contaminate ☆[4739] verb from contaminate 〈 tact
【DEFINITION】 If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
【Declension/Conjugation】 contaminated contaminated contaminating contaminates
【SYNONYM】 adulterate, infect
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ tamin(tact); touch ⑶ ate; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin contamen》 [from con+tag-] contact, contagion; pollution
【First Known Meaning】 infect with a disease, defile
【DERIVATIVEs】 contaminable, contaminant, contaminative, contaminator, contaminate

tactic ★★[3675] noun from tact
【DEFINITION】 Tactics are the methods that you choose to use in order to achieve what you want in a particular situation.
【pl.】 tactics
【COMPOSITION】 tact + ic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ tact; touch ⑵ ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin tactus》 [pp of tangere, from root of tangere("to touch")]

task ★★★★[1135] noun from task
【DEFINITION】 A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project.
【pl.】 tasks
【ROOTs】 task(tact); touch
【Etymology】 《Latin taxare》 [perhaps from Greek tassein, frequentative form of tangere] evaluate, handle
【First Known Meaning】 a quantity of labor imposed as a duty
【DERIVATIVEs】 tasker, taskless, task

taste ★★★★[456] noun
【DEFINITION】 Taste is one of the five senses that people have. When you have food or drink in your mouth, your sense of taste makes it possible for you to recognize what it is.
【pl.】 tastes
【SYNONYM】 flavour
【ROOTs】 taste(tact); touch
【Etymology】 《Latin taxare》 [perhaps from Greek tassein, frequentative form of tangere] evaluate, handle
【First Known Meaning】 act of tasting
【DERIVATIVEs】 tastable, tasteful, tastefully, tastefulness, tastily, tastiness, tasty, taste

tax ★★★★[1172] noun from tax
【DEFINITION】 Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
【pl.】 tax·es
【ROOTs】 tax(tact); touch
【Etymology】 《Latin taxare》 [perhaps from Greek tassein, frequentative form of tangere] evaluate, handle
【First Known Meaning】 obligatory contribution levied by a sovereign or government
【DERIVATIVEs】 taxless, tax

taxation ☆[5272] noun from tax
【DEFINITION】 Taxation is the system by which a government takes money from people and spends it on things such as education, health, and defence.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ tax(tact); touch ⑵ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin taxare》 [perhaps from Greek tassein, frequentative form of tangere] evaluate, handle
【DERIVATIVEs】 taxational, taxation

taxi ★★★[728] noun from tax
【DEFINITION】 A taxi is a car driven by a person whose job is to take people where they want to go in return for money.
【pl.】 taxis taxies
【ROOTs】 taxi(tact); touch
【Etymology】 《Latin taxa》 [from Latin taxare] tax, charge
【First Known Meaning】 automatic meter to record the distance and fare

Other words containing "tact-, tax-"; attainable, contactable, contagion, contaminable, contaminant, contaminated, contaminative, contaminator, intact, multitasking, tact, tactful, tactfully, tactfulness, tactical, tactile, tactless, tactlessly, tactlessness, tactual, tangible, tasker, tasking, taskless, tastable, tastebud, tasteful, tastefully, tastefulness, unattainable

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

tach, stake
swim
surger
surg, source
sure
super-
sun
sume, sumpt-
sum
stud

 

 

 

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