Where does “talion” come from?

talion (Middle French) comes from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

talion (Middle French): punishment consisting of the offender having done...

Definitions

  1. punishment consisting of the offender having done...

Ancestry of “talion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintālissuch
2Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
3Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “talion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →