Etymology

talion

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Today it means: Retaliation; retribution. Full definition →

Middle French talion ← Latin talis
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  1. Latin · derived fromtalis“such”
  2. Middle French · derived fromtalion
  3. English todaytalion

From Middle French talion, from Latin talis (“such”).

Words from the same roots

Latintalis all →

talis qualis

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