Where does “amantar” come from?

amantar (Galician) comes from Galician manta, from Galician manto, from Old Portuguese manto, from Late Latin mantum, from Latin mantellum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos — tread, press together; crumble.

amantar (Galician): to tuck, to cover with bedclothes

Definitions

  1. to tuck, to cover with bedclothes

Ancestry of “amantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmantablanket; runner stone; fry shoal
2Galicianmantomantle, cloak
3Old Portuguesemanto—
4Late Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Latinmantellumcovering, cloak
6Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
7Gaulishmantos—
8Proto-Celticmantos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →