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Where does “untaloned” come from?

untaloned (English) comes from English taloned, 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 — touch; to touch, to take hold of.

untaloned (English): Not having talons

Definitions

  1. Not having talons

Ancestry of “untaloned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalonedHaving talons
2EnglishTalon—
3Middle Englishtalon—
4Old Frenchtalonheel
5Medieval Latintalonemaccusative singular of tālō
6Vulgar Latintalonisgenitive singular of tālō
7Latintālus—
8Proto-Italictākslos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂g-s-los—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂g-touch; to touch, to take hold of
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