"club-foot, deformed foot," from Latin talus "ankle" (see talus (n.1)) + pes "foot" (from PIE root *ped- "foot"). The notion seems to be "walking on the ankles."
tale
talent
talented
talesman
Taliban
talipes
talisman
talk
talkative
talkie
talking-to
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