Where does “manteau” come from?

manteau (English) comes from Persian مانتو, from French manteau, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

manteau (English): A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular...

Definitions

  1. A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular...

Ancestry of “manteau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمانتوcoat
2Frenchmanteaucoat; mantle; pavilion
3Latinmantēllum—
4Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Gaulishmantos—
6Proto-Celticmantos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →