Where does “talus” come from?
talus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic tākslos, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂g-s-los, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g- — touch; to touch, to take hold of.
Ancestry of “talus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | tākslos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂g-s-los | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂g- | touch; to touch, to take hold of |