Where does “talayot” come from?
talayot (English) comes from Catalan talaiot, from Catalan talaia, from Arabic طَلَائِع, from Arabic طَلِيعَة, from Arabic طَالَعَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
talayot (English): A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the...
Definitions
- A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the...
Ancestry of “talayot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | talaiot | talayot |
| 2 | Catalan | talaia | watchtower, lookout tower |
| 3 | Arabic | طَلَائِع | — |
| 4 | Arabic | طَلِيعَة | a scout; and a party of scouts; vanguard |
| 5 | Arabic | طَالَعَ | inspected; to inspect |
| 6 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |
Words derived from “talayot”