Where does “talent” come from?

talent (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval 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 (Norwegian Bokmål): (a) talent

Definitions

(a) talent

Ancestry of “talent”, step by step

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

Words derived from “talent”

talentfull

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