Where does “glavo” come from?

glavo (Esperanto) comes from French glaive, from Old French glaive, from Latin glavus, from Latin gladius, from Gaulish kladyos, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

glavo (Esperanto): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “glavo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglaivegladius, short sword; sword
2Old Frenchglaivesword
3Latinglavusa sort of weapon: lance
4Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
5Gaulishkladyossword
6Proto-Celtickladiwossword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “glavo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Gaulish kladyos →