Where does “talonless” come from?
talonless (English) comes from English Talon, from Middle English talon, from Old French talon, from Medieval Latin talonem, from Vulgar Latin talonis, from Latin tālus, from Proto-Italic tākslos, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂g-s-los — touch; to touch, to take hold of.
talonless (English): Without talons
Ancestry of “talonless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Talon | — |
| 2 | Middle English | talon | — |
| 3 | Old French | talon | heel |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | talonem | accusative singular of tālō |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | talonis | genitive singular of tālō |
| 6 | Latin | tālus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tākslos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂g-s-los | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂g- | touch; to touch, to take hold of |