Where does “manta” come from?

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

manta (Galician): blanket; runner stone; fry shoal

Definitions

  1. blanket; runner stone; fry shoal

Ancestry of “manta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmantomantle, cloak
2Old Portuguesemanto—
3Late Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Latinmantellumcovering, cloak
5Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
6Gaulishmantos—
7Proto-Celticmantos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “manta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →