Where does “talentoso” come from?

talentoso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese talento, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

talentoso (Portuguese): talented

Definitions

  1. talented

Ancestry of “talentoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetalentotalent
2LatintalentumA Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...
3Ancient Greekτάλαντονbalance, scale; anything weighed
4Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂ent- →Every word from Ancient Greek τάλαντον →