English word origin

Etymology of tachy

Variant of tetchy, of uncertain origin.

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Source etymology 1

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adj

Alternative form of tetchy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of tetchy, of uncertain origin.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

adj

Tachycardic.

noun

Tachycardia. · Tachypnoea.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of terms prefixed with tachy-.

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