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