Where does “manto” come from?

manto (Haitian Creole) comes from French manteau, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

manto (Haitian Creole): coat

Definitions

  1. coat

Ancestry of “manto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanteaucoat; mantle; pavilion
2Latinmantēllum—
3Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Gaulishmantos—
5Proto-Celticmantos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →