Where does “javelină” come from?
javelină (Romanian) comes from French javeline, from Middle French javeline, from Old French javelline, from Old French javelot, from Vulgar Latin gabalottus, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.
javelină (Romanian): javelin
Definitions
- javelin
Ancestry of “javelină”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | javeline | javelin |
| 2 | Middle French | javeline | a type of long, thin, spear |
| 3 | Old French | javelline | a type of long, thin, spear used as a weapon |
| 4 | Old French | javelot | javelin |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | gabalottus | spear |
| 6 | Gaulish | gabalos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | gabalos | fork, forked branch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰabʰlos | fork, branch of tree |