tacit
TASS-it · adjective
Origin
Tacit comes from late Middle French tacite, or directly from Latin tacitus, meaning "passed over in silence" or "assumed as a matter of course." That Latin word traces back to the verb tacere, "to be silent."
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Journey
The word entered English carrying its Latin sense intact — something understood without being stated — and that meaning has held steady ever since.