Provenance
Where it comes from.
'Team' comes from Old English team, which first meant a line of descent or a brood, and also a set of draft animals yoked to pull together, from a root meaning 'to lead' or 'to draw.' The sense of people joined in a shared effort grew from that image of pulling as one, with the sports meaning arriving by the 1840s.
'Tick' is the everyday word for the small check-mark you make against a name and, separately, the light sound a clock keeps, both carrying the idea of a brief, definite beat. The name puts the group and the confirming mark side by side.