Where does “talentedness” come from?
talentedness (English) comes from English talented, from English talent, from Middle English 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.
talentedness (English): The property of being talented
Definitions
- The property of being talented
Ancestry of “talentedness”, step by step
talentedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English talented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | talented | Endowed with one or more talents |
| 2 | English | talent | A marked natural ability or skill; A unit of... |
| 3 | Middle English | talent | A talent ancient unit of money or weight |
| 4 | Old French | talent | desire; wish |
| 5 | Latin | talentum | A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τάλαντον | balance, scale; anything weighed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥h₂ent- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |