Etymology

talea

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Today it means: A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off. Full definition →

Medieval Latin tālea ← Latin tālea
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtālea“cutting; scion”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromtālea
  3. English todaytalea

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).

Words from the same roots

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