Where does “mantellum” come from?

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

mantellum (Late Latin): covering, cloak

Definitions

  1. covering, cloak

Ancestry of “mantellum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
2Gaulishmantos—
3Proto-Celticmantos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “mantellum”

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