talento

/taˈlento/ · A2 · noun · m

endowment

talento = talent + o; from Latin talentum, a weight of silver

A near-perfect cognate: add -o to talent. Both come from Latin talentum, a unit of weight and money. The sense of natural ability grew from the biblical parable of the talents, where coins stood for gifts to be used.

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