Where does “talion” come from?

talion (French) comes from Middle French talion, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

talion (French): retaliation; a punishment equal to the injury...

Definitions

  1. retaliation; a punishment equal to the injury...

Ancestry of “talion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtalionpunishment consisting of the offender having done...
2Latintālissuch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “talion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →
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