Where does “talisman” come from?
talisman (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Spanish talismán, from French talisman, from Arabic طلسم, from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα, from Ancient Greek τελέω, from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
talisman (Serbo-Croatian): talisman
Definitions
- talisman
Ancestry of “talisman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | talismán | talisman |
| 2 | French | talisman | talisman |
| 3 | Arabic | طلسم | enigma; talisman; seal inscribed with cryptic... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέλεσμα | payment, toll, taxes; certificate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελέω | to bring about, complete, fulfill; to perform,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέλος | completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |