Tacitly
/ˈtæsɪtli/noun
In an implied or unspoken way; without being directly stated.
Did you know?Tacitly comes from Latin tacitus, “silent” or “unsaid,” from tacere, “to be silent,” the same ancient root behind the idea that silence itself can carry meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tak-
“to be silent, to hold one's peace”
Latin
Latin
tacere
“to be silent”
Latin
Latin
tacitus
“silent; unspoken; implied”
Late Latin
Latin
tacit- + -ly
“in a silent or unspoken manner”
Middle English
English
tacitly
“silently; by implication”
Modern English
English
tacitly
“in an implied or unspoken way”