talent
Dutch (Brabantic)
/taːˈlɛnt/
noun
Definitions
- talent gift, quality, capability
- (historical) talent ancient weight, value of money or coin
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch talent derived from Old French talent (desire, inclination, will, talent, wish) derived from Latin talentum (a talent of money, a Grecian weight, Grecian weight, monetary unit, weight, talent of money) derived from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent, talent, a weight, weight, balanced) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tl̥h₂ent-
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- talent English
- talentum Latin
- Talent German
- talento Italian
- natuur Dutch, Flemish
- natuurtalent Dutch, Flemish
- talentvol Dutch, Flemish
- talent French
- τάλαντον Ancient Greek
- ἀτάλαντος Ancient Greek
- Ἀταλάντη Ancient Greek
- ἡμιτάλαντον Ancient Greek
- *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *tl̥h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European
- talent Norwegian Bokmål
- talent Polish
- talent Norwegian Nynorsk
- talente Old English
- talent Czech
- talant Old French
- talent Old French
- talent Serbo-Croatian
- talent Catalan, Valencian
- τάλαντο Greek (modern)
- talent Middle Dutch
- talants Latvian
- tallent Middle French
- talan Old Occitan