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Where does “tallero” come from?

tallero (English) comes from Italian tallero, from German Thaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος — heel of the foot; heel.

tallero (English): The monetary unit of Eritrea from 1890 to 1921,...

Definitions

  1. The monetary unit of Eritrea from 1890 to 1921,...

Ancestry of “tallero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantallerothaler; tallero
2GermanThalerObsolete spelling of Taler; valley; dollar
3GermanSankt Joachimsthaler—
4GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
5GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
6Latinsānctus—
7LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
8Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
9Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
10HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
11Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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