talus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) the ankle or anklebone (of animals), talustalus; knucklebone
  • an oblong die rounded at its ends and only marked on its other four sides
  • (figuratively) the heel

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *tākslos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *téh₂g-s-los.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*téh₂g-s-los

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