Etymograph

English

talpid

Talpid comes from Latin talpa ‘mole’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtalpa‘mole’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016talpid

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtalpa‘mole’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016talpid

Earliest quotation: 2016, Hanneke Meijer, Sunny steppes? A tiny parrot fossil suggests Siberia was onc: “The several species of small mammals found at Tagay,…”

Linked words

through Latin talpa ‘mole’

taupe, 1 more

Today it means

noun A member of the family Talpidae, comprising moles.

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Etymograph / Latin talpa / talpid

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