Where does “Talon” come from?
Talon comes from Old French talon, from Latin talonis, from Latin talus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g-.
Talon (English): of modern usage
Definitions
- of modern usage
Ancestry of “Talon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | talon | — |
| 2 | Old French | talon | heel |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | talonem | accusative singular of tālō |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | talonis | genitive singular of tālō |
| 5 | Latin | tālus | the ankle or anklebone (of animals), talus; knucklebone |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tākslos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂g-s-los | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂g- | touch; to touch, to take hold of |