Where does “tallage” come from?
tallage (English) comes from French taillage, from French tailler, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tallage (English): An impost; A certain rate or tax paid by barons,...
Definitions
- An impost; A certain rate or tax paid by barons,...
Ancestry of “tallage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | taillage | — |
| 2 | French | tailler | to cut; to sharpen; to do one, to clear off |
| 3 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 4 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 5 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |