Where does “tallo” come from?
tallo (Galician) comes from Galician tallar, from Old Portuguese tallar, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.
tallo (Galician): cut; strip of land; stool
Definitions
- cut; strip of land; stool
Ancestry of “tallo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | tallar | to cut; to mow; to sculpt by cutting |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tallar | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | talio | a punishment equal to the injury sustained;... |
| 4 | Latin | talea | A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂l- | to grow; young animal |