Where does “talentoso” come from?
talentoso (Italian) comes from Italian talento, from Old French talent, 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.
talentoso (Italian): Alternative form of talentuoso
Definitions
- Alternative form of talentuoso
Ancestry of “talentoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | talento | talent; talented person |
| 2 | Old French | talent | desire; wish |
| 3 | Latin | talentum | A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τάλαντον | balance, scale; anything weighed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥h₂ent- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |