Where does “taluz” come from?

taluz (Romanian) comes from French talus, from Gaulish talutum, from Proto-Celtic *talu, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

taluz (Romanian): slope, embankment

Definitions

  1. slope, embankment

Ancestry of “taluz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtalusslope, embankment
2Gaulishtalutum—
3Proto-Celtic*talufront
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
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