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Where does “Taler” come from?

Taler (German) comes from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.

Taler (German): taler

Definitions

  1. taler

Ancestry of “Taler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJoachimsthaler—
2GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
3GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
4Latinsānctus—
5LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
6Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
7Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
8HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
9Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “Taler”

  • dollar
  • dollarization
  • Eurodollar
  • tala
  • petrodollar
  • rixdollar
  • nondollar
  • dollarisation
  • dollarize
  • dollarless
  • daalder
  • dollarwise
  • antidollar
  • megadollar
  • dollarbird
  • narcodollar
  • dollarfish
  • superdollar
  • dollarette
  • doleiro
  • talas
  • half-dollar
  • Hong Kong dollar
  • narcodolar
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