Where does “mantum” come from?

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

mantum (Late Latin): a Spanish cloak

Definitions

  1. a Spanish cloak

Ancestry of “mantum”, step by step

mantum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mantellum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmantellumcovering, cloak
2Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
3Gaulishmantos—
4Proto-Celticmantos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

via Gaulish mantalos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishmantalostrodden road
2Proto-Celticmantlos—

Words derived from “mantum”

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