talisman

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “payment”), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”); and partly directly from Byzantine Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “talisman, religious rite, completion”), from τελέω (teléō, “to perform religious rites, to complete”), from τέλος (télos, “end, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation, completion”). Doublet of telesm.

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