tachygraphy/tæˈkɪɡɹəfi/EtymologyDerived from Ancient Greek ταχυγράφος (takhugráphos). By surface analysis, tachy- (“fast”) + -graphy (“writing”).nounThe art and practice of rapid writing.Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times.“Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans.”