Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “mauntelet” come from?

mauntelet (Middle English) comes from Old French mantelet, from Old French mantel, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

Ancestry of “mauntelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanteletsmall coat
2Old Frenchmantelmantle
3Latinmantēllum—
4Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Gaulishmantos—
6Proto-Celticmantos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “mauntelet”

  • mantlet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →