tact / tax
arrangement, order
Greek · taxis / tassein (τάξις, τάσσω)
Tact and tax come from Greek taxis, arrangement or order. A tactic is a planned move, syntax is the order of words in a sentence, and taxidermy arranges animal skins to look alive.
Memory trick
Tactic: arrange your moves in order; syn-tax: words arranged together.
Words from this root
- syntax (syn + tax) — order of words in a sentenceवाक्य में शब्दों का क्रम, वाक्य-विन्यास
- tactic (tact + ic) — planned move toward a goalलक्ष्य के लिए सोची-समझी चाल
- tactical (tact + ical) — relating to planned movesरणनीतिक चालों संबंधी
- tactically (tact + ical + ly) — in a planned, strategic wayरणनीतिक ढंग से
- tactician (tact + ician) — person skilled at tacticsरणनीति में कुशल व्यक्ति
- taxidermy (taxi + dermy) — art of stuffing animal skinsजानवर की खाल में भूसा भरने की कला
- parataxis (para + taxis) — placing clauses side by sideउपवाक्यों को साथ-साथ रखना
- hypotaxis (hypo + taxis) — using dependent clausesआश्रित उपवाक्यों का प्रयोग
- chemotaxis (chemo + taxis) — movement toward or away from chemicalsरसायनों की ओर या उनसे दूर गति
- phototaxis (photo + taxis) — movement toward or away from lightरोशनी की ओर या उससे दूर गति
- geotaxis (geo + taxis) — movement in response to gravityगुरुत्वाकर्षण के प्रति गति
- thermotaxis (thermo + taxis) — movement in response to heatगर्मी के प्रति गति