Where does “talon” come from?
talon (Indonesian) comes from Dutch talon, from French talon, from Old French talon, from Medieval Latin talonem, from Vulgar Latin talonis, from Latin tālus, from Proto-Italic tākslos, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂g-s-los — touch; to touch, to take hold of.
talon (Indonesian): talon (a document that could be detached and presented in exchange for a block of further coupons on a bond, when the original block had been used up)
Definitions
- talon (a document that could be detached and presented in exchange for a block of further coupons on a bond, when the original block had been used up)
Ancestry of “talon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | talon | — |
| 2 | French | talon | heel; backheel; spur |
| 3 | Old French | talon | heel |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | talonem | accusative singular of tālō |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | talonis | genitive singular of tālō |
| 6 | Latin | tālus | the ankle or anklebone (of animals), talus; knucklebone |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tākslos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂g-s-los | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂g- | touch; to touch, to take hold of |