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Where does “untalentedly” come from?

untalentedly (English) comes from English untalented, 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- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

untalentedly (English): Without talent; unskilfully

Definitions

  1. Without talent; unskilfully

Ancestry of “untalentedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuntalentedNot talented; lacking in talent
2EnglishtalentedEndowed with one or more talents
3EnglishtalentA marked natural ability or skill; A unit of...
4Middle Englishtalent—
5Old Frenchtalentdesire; wish
6LatintalentumA Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...
7Ancient Greekτάλαντονbalance, scale; anything weighed
8Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
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