Where does “talc” come from?

Talc comes from Middle French talc, from Arabic ṭalq, from Persian talK, a fine white mineral powder used for coating and polishing.

talc (English): Originally a large range of transparent or...

Definitions

  1. Originally a large range of transparent or...

Ancestry of “talc”, step by step

talc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French talc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtalc—
2Arabicطَلْق—
3Persianتلکtalc, talcum

via Medieval Latin talcum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintalcum—
2Persianطلق—

Words derived from “talc”

Every word from Persian تلک →Every word from Arabic طَلْق →Every word from Middle French talc →