Where does “talians” come from?
talians (Latin) comes from Latin talio, from Latin talis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “talians”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | talio | a punishment equal to the injury sustained;... |
| 2 | Latin | talis | such; distinguished; so great; so excellent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |