Where does “talentvol” come from?
talentvol (Dutch) comes from Dutch vol, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
talentvol (Dutch): talented
Definitions
- talented
Ancestry of “talentvol”, step by step
talentvol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vol | full, replete |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vol | full; whole, complete |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fol | full |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Dutch talent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | talent | talent gift, quality, capability |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | talent | — |
| 3 | Old French | talent | desire; wish |
| 4 | Latin | talentum | A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τάλαντον | balance, scale; anything weighed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥h₂ent- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |