tassel
Old French
noun
Definitions
- tassel (adornment for a garment)
Etymology
Derived from Latin taxellus, talus (knucklebone, heel).
Origin
Latin
talus
Gloss
knucklebone, heel
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
踵
Emoji
👠
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betassel English
- detassel English
- pretassel English
- talalgia English
- tassel English
- tasseled English
- tasseling English
- tasselled English
- tasselly English
- tasselseed English
- tasselweed English
- *talonis Latin
- talitrum Latin
- talus Latin
- taxellus Latin
- taxillus Latin
- tasseau French
- talong Swedish
- *tākslos Proto-Italic