Where does “talio” come from?
talio (Esperanto) comes from Polish talia, from English tally, from English tallyho, from French taïaut, from Middle French tahou, from Old French taho, from Old French ta, from Latin tua — sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
talio (Esperanto): waist; thallium
Ancestry of “talio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | talia | waist; deck |
| 2 | English | tally | Target sighted; Abbreviation of tally stick; One... |
| 3 | English | tallyho | Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the... |
| 4 | French | taïaut | tallyho |
| 5 | Middle French | tahou | — |
| 6 | Old French | taho | — |
| 7 | Old French | ta | your |
| 8 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus:
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| 9 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 10 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 11 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 12 | Middle High German | dūs | deuce |
| 13 | Old High German | dūs | — |
| 14 | Old French | dous | soft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus |
| 15 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |