English
talaria
Talaria comes from Latin tālāris ‘of or pertaining to the ankle or heel’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *tākslos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tākslosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālus‘anklebone, talus’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālāris‘of or pertaining to the ankle or heel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālāriaplural form of tālāris
- Englishearliest quotation 1848talaria
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tākslosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālus‘anklebone, talus’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālāris‘of or pertaining to the ankle or heel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālāriaplural form of tālāris
- Englishearliest quotation 1848talaria
Earliest quotation: 1848, George Dennis, Bieda.—Blera.: “Byres has drawn these figures with wings at their…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- ‘to touch’
contact, taste, integrity, integrate, contingent, tangible, attain, tame, taxis, contiguous, tangent, tactile, taxonomy, contagion, tact, contaminate, tama, ataxia, thwack, 29 more
through Latin tālus ‘anklebone, talus’
Today it means
noun The winged sandals worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially the Roman god Mercury (and his Greek counterpart Hermes).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *tākslos / talaria