Where does “talent” come from?

talent (Middle English) comes 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.

talent (Middle English): A talent ancient unit of money or weight

Definitions

A talent ancient unit of money or weight

Ancestry of “talent”, step by step

talent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French talent

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	talent	desire; wish
2	Latin	talentum	A Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...
3	Ancient Greek	τάλαντον	balance, scale; anything weighed
4	Proto-Indo-European	tl̥h₂ent-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	telh₂-	to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

via Old English talente

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	talente	talent
2	Latin	talenta	nominative plural of talentum; accusative plural...

Words derived from “talent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent- →Every word from Ancient Greek τάλαντον →