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
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- talalgia English
- talonki Finnish
- *talonis Latin
- talitrum Latin
- taxellus Latin
- tālus Latin
- *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *téh₂g-s-los Proto-Indo-European
- talong Swedish
- अतल Sanskrit
- तल Sanskrit
- तलक Sanskrit
- talon Old French
- tassel Old French
- तल Hindi
- तला Hindi
- తలము Telugu
- *tākslos Proto-Italic
- *tálas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- 𑀢𑀮 Sauraseni Prakrit
- तलउं Old Gujarati