Where does “termantelo” come from?

termantelo (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.

termantelo (Esperanto): mantle

Definitions

  1. mantle

Ancestry of “termantelo”, step by step

termantelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto mantelo

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

via Esperanto Tero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoTeroEarth
2FrenchTerreEarth; the Earth
3Middle Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
4Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
5LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →