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Where does “talionic” come from?

talionic (English) comes from Romanian talion, from French talion, from Middle French talion, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

talionic (English): Relating to talion, or retaliation

Definitions

  1. Relating to talion, or retaliation

Ancestry of “talionic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantalion—
2Frenchtalionretaliation; a punishment equal to the injury...
3Middle Frenchtalionpunishment consisting of the offender having done...
4Latintālis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →