Where does “tailler” come from?

tailler (Old French) comes from Latin taliāre, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.

tailler (Old French): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “tailler”, step by step

tailler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin taliāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintaliāre—
2LatintaleaA long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂l-to grow; young animal

via Late Latin taliare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintaliare—

Words derived from “tailler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- →Every word from Latin talea →Every word from Latin taliāre →