Where does “talon” come from?
talon (Middle English) comes from Old French talon, from Medieval Latin talonem, from Vulgar Latin talonis, from Latin tālus, 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 “talon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | talon | heel |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | talonem | accusative singular of tālō |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | talonis | genitive singular of tālō |
| 4 | Latin | tālus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tākslos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂g-s-los | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂g- | touch; to touch, to take hold of |
Words derived from “talon”