Where does “Talent” come from?

Talent (German) comes from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

Talent (German): talent

Definitions

  1. talent

Ancestry of “Talent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintalentumA Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...
2Ancient Greekτάλαντονbalance, scale; anything weighed
3Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “Talent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-