Etymology of the English word tallboy
the English word
tallboyderived from the English word
tallderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*del-derived from the English word
boyderived from the Old French word
embuiéderived from the Old French word
embuierDate
The earliest known usage of tallboy in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
tallboyUsage
Word found in Modern English
