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Where does “tàlent” come from?

tàlent (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “tàlent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintalentumA Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...
2Ancient Greekτάλαντονbalance, scale; anything weighed
3Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “tàlent”

  • talentiran
  • talentiranost
  • talentirano
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