Where does “talent” come from?

talent (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): (a) talent

Definitions

  1. (a) talent

Ancestry of “talent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatintalentumA Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...
2Ancient Greekτάλαντονbalance, scale; anything weighed
3Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “talent”

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