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Where does “talud” come from?

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

talud (Spanish): slope

Definitions

  1. slope

Ancestry of “talud”, step by step

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

Words derived from “talud”

  • talude
  • talude
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