Where does “taïaut” come from?
taïaut (French) comes from Middle French tahou, from Old French taho, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
taïaut (French): tallyho
Definitions
- tallyho
Ancestry of “taïaut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tahou | — |
| 2 | Old French | taho | — |
| 3 | Old French | ta | your |
| 4 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |