Where does “talent” come from?
talent (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch talent, from Old French talent, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
talent (Dutch): talent
Ancestry of “talent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | talent | — |
| 2 | Old French | talent | desire; wish |
| 3 | Latin | talentum | A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τάλαντον | balance, scale; anything weighed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥h₂ent- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
Words derived from “talent”