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talisman
Am I reading this correctly? Did this word take on such a contorted path to English: Greek, then Arabic, then Italian to English?
William A. Hupy
Re: talisman
Not sure what you're referencing, but etymonline agrees.
1630s, from French talisman, in part via Arabic tilsam (plural tilsaman), a Greek loan-word; in part directly from Byzantine Greek telesma "talisman, religious rite, payment," earlier "consecration, ceremony," originally "completion," from telein "perform (religious rites), pay (tax), fulfill," from telos "completion, end, tax" (see tele-).
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Re: talisman
And I always thought Talisman was a superhero even though I couldn't rememb his special power.
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