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Where does “javelot” come from?

javelot (French) comes from Old French javelot, from Vulgar Latin gabalottus, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

javelot (French): javelin

Definitions

  1. javelin

Ancestry of “javelot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjavelotjavelin
2Vulgar Latingabalottusspear
3Gaulishgabalos—
4Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree
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