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τάλαντον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *tálanton, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂ent-, from *telh₂- (to bear, endure),[1] whence also ἔτλην (étlēn, to carry, endure).

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    Noun

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    τᾰ́λᾰντον (tắlăntonn (genitive τᾰλᾰ́ντου); second declension

    1. balance, scale (usually in the plural)
      1. tax paid for use of public scales
    2. anything weighed
      1. talent (weight, often of gold or silver)
      2. the monetary sum equaling a talent (weight) of gold or silver

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τάλαντα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1445:VAR > Secondary sing. τάλαντον

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