Where does “taliman” come from?
taliman (Romanian) comes from English tallyman, from English tally, from English tallyho, from French taïaut, from Middle French tahou, from Old French taho, from Old French ta, from Latin tua — sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
taliman (Romanian): tallyman
Definitions
- tallyman
Ancestry of “taliman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tallyman | A person who keeps a tally of something; A man... |
| 2 | English | tally | Target sighted; Abbreviation of tally stick; One... |
| 3 | English | tallyho | Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the... |
| 4 | French | taïaut | tallyho |
| 5 | Middle French | tahou | — |
| 6 | Old French | taho | — |
| 7 | Old French | ta | your |
| 8 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 9 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 10 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 11 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 12 | Middle High German | dūs | deuce |
| 13 | Old High German | dūs | — |
| 14 | Old French | dous | soft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus |
| 15 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |