Where does “tally” come from?
Tally comes from Middle English talien, from Old French taille, from Latin talea meaning a cutting or rod, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l-.
tally (English): Target sighted; Abbreviation of tally stick; One...
Definitions
- Target sighted; Abbreviation of tally stick; One...
Ancestry of “tally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tallyho | Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the... |
| 2 | French | taïaut | tallyho |
| 3 | Middle French | tahou | — |
| 4 | Old French | taho | — |
| 5 | Old French | ta | your |
| 6 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 7 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 8 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 9 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 10 | Polish | tu | here |
| 11 | Polish | być | to be |
| 12 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 13 | Old Polish | móc | — |
| 14 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
Words derived from “tally”