Where does “tallar” come from?
tallar (Spanish) comes from Italian tagliare, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.
tallar (Spanish): to sculpt; to measure; to carve
Definitions
- to sculpt; to measure; to carve
Ancestry of “tallar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tagliare | to cut or slash; to spike; to cleave |
| 2 | Late Latin | talio | a punishment equal to the injury sustained;... |
| 3 | Latin | talea | A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂l- | to grow; young animal |
Words derived from “tallar”