Where does “mantelet” come from?

mantelet (Old French) comes 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.

mantelet (Old French): small coat

Definitions

  1. small coat

Ancestry of “mantelet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mantelet

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