-taticcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek τατικός.
Etymology: < ancient Greek τατικός exerting tension < τα- , zero-grade of the stem of τείνειν to stretch, extend (see tone n.) + -τικός , suffix forming adjectives from verbs; compare -ic suffix. Compare ancient Greek τάσις tension (see protasis n.).Formations are shown by myotatic adj. and homotatic adj. at homo- comb. form 1. Ancient Greek τατικός is used in Hellenistic Greek in combination with a number of prefixes (in e.g. ἐντατικός entatic adj.).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018).