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Where does “mante” come from?

mante (French) comes from Old French mantel, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

mante (French): mantis

Definitions

  1. mantis

Ancestry of “mante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmantelmantle
2Latinmantēllum—
3Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Gaulishmantos—
5Proto-Celticmantos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
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