Where does “talon” come from?

talon (Old French) comes 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.

talon (Old French): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “talon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintalonemaccusative singular of tālō
2Vulgar Latintalonisgenitive singular of tālō
3Latintālusthe ankle or anklebone (of animals), talus; knucklebone
4Proto-Italictākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂g-s-los—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂g-touch; to touch, to take hold of

Words derived from “talon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téh₂g-s-los →Every word from Proto-Italic tākslos →