Etymology

talcum

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Today it means: Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use. Full definition →

Arabic طَلْق
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  1. Arabic · derived fromطَلْق
  2. English todaytalcum

From talc + -um, from Medieval Latin talcum, from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq).

Words from the same roots

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