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Where does “talo” come from?

talo (Latin) comes from Latin talus, from Proto-Italic tākslos, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂g-s-los, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g- — touch; to touch, to take hold of.

talo (Latin): heel; dative/ablative singular of tālus

Definitions

  1. heel; dative/ablative singular of tālus

Ancestry of “talo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintalusthe ankle or anklebone , talus; knucklebone; an...
2Proto-Italictākslos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂g-s-los—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂g-touch; to touch, to take hold of

Words derived from “talo”

  • talón
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