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
- The monetary unit of Eritrea from 1890 to 1921,...
Ancestry of “tallero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tallero | thaler; tallero |
| 2 | German | Thaler | Obsolete spelling of Taler; valley; dollar |
| 3 | German | Sankt Joachimsthaler | a native or inhabitant of Jáchymov (Sankt Joachimsthal) |
| 4 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 5 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 6 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 7 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 11 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |