Etymology

talpa

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Today it means: An encysted tumour on the head; a wen. Full definition →

Middle English talpa ← Latin talpa
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  1. Latin · derived fromtalpa“mole”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtalpa
  3. English todaytalpa

Inherited from Middle English talpa, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of taupe.

Words from the same roots

Latintalpa all →

taupetalpid

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.