Where does “giavellotto” come from?

giavellotto (Italian) comes 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.

giavellotto (Italian): javelin pointed weapon

Definitions

  1. javelin pointed weapon

Ancestry of “giavellotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjavelotjavelin
2Old Frenchjavelotjavelin
3Vulgar Latingabalottusspear
4Gaulishgabalos—
5Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “giavellotto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →