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Where does “pluvmantelo” come from?

pluvmantelo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mantelo, from German Mantel, from Middle High German mantel, from Old High German mantal, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos — tread, press together; crumble.

pluvmantelo (Esperanto): raincoat

Definitions

  1. raincoat

Ancestry of “pluvmantelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomantelocape, cloak or mantle; coat
2GermanMantelmantle; coat
3Middle High Germanmantel—
4Old High Germanmantal—
5Latinmantēllum—
6Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
7Gaulishmantos—
8Proto-Celticmantos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
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