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 (former unit of currency)
Definitions
- taler (former unit of currency)
Ancestry of “Taler”, step by step
Taler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Joachimsthaler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 2 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 3 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 4 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via German Sankt Joachimsthaler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sankt Joachimsthaler | a native or inhabitant of Jáchymov (Sankt Joachimsthal) |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |