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Where does “mantel” come from?

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

mantel (Old French): mantle

Definitions

  1. mantle

Ancestry of “mantel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mantel”

  • mantlet
  • mauntelet
  • mantelet
  • desmanteler
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