Where does “untalented” come from?
untalented (English) comes from English talented, from English talent, from Middle English talent, from Old French talent, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
untalented (English): Not talented; lacking in talent
Definitions
- Not talented; lacking in talent
Ancestry of “untalented”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | talented | Endowed with one or more talents |
| 2 | English | talent | A marked natural ability or skill; A unit of... |
| 3 | Middle English | talent | A talent ancient unit of money or weight |
| 4 | Old French | talent | desire; wish |
| 5 | Latin | talentum | A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τάλαντον | balance, scale; anything weighed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥h₂ent- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |