Where does “talentum” come from?

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

talentum (Latin): A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...

Definitions

  1. A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...

Ancestry of “talentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτάλαντονbalance, scale; anything weighed
2Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “talentum”

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