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Where does “gantelet” come from?

gantelet (Old French) comes from Old French -elet, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

gantelet (Old French): gauntlet

Definitions

  1. gauntlet

Ancestry of “gantelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-eletdiminutive suffix
2Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
3Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “gantelet”

  • gauntlet
  • gauntleted
  • gantlet
  • gauntelett
  • gantlett
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →