Where does “talud” come from?

talud (English) comes from Spanish talud, from French talus, from Gaulish talutum, from Proto-Celtic *talu, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

talud (English): An inward-sloping surface or panel, in talud-tablero architecture

Definitions

  1. An inward-sloping surface or panel, in talud-tablero architecture

Ancestry of “talud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtaludslope
2Frenchtalusslope, embankment
3Gaulishtalutum—
4Proto-Celtic*talufront
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *talu →Every word from Gaulish talutum →