Where does “retallar” come from?

retallar (Catalan) comes from Spanish tallar, from Italian tagliare, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.

retallar (Catalan): to cut; to trim, clip

Definitions

  1. to cut; to trim, clip

Ancestry of “retallar”, step by step

retallar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish tallar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtallarto sculpt; to measure; to carve
2Italiantagliareto cut or slash; to spike; to cleave
3Late Latintalioa punishment equal to the injury sustained;...
4LatintaleaA long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂l-to grow; young animal

via Catalan tallar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantallarto cut; to slice, cut; to cut off, slice off,...
2Latintaliarepresent active infinitive of taliō; cut; prune;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l-Every word from Latin taleaEvery word from Late Latin talio