Where does “giavellottista” come from?

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

giavellottista (Italian): javelin thrower

Definitions

  1. javelin thrower

Ancestry of “giavellottista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiavellottojavelin pointed weapon
2Frenchjavelotjavelin
3Old Frenchjavelotjavelin
4Vulgar Latingabalottusspear
5Gaulishgabalos—
6Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →