Where does “măntăluță” come from?

măntăluță (Romanian) comes from Romanian manta, from French mante, 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.

măntăluță (Romanian): small mantle

Definitions

  1. small mantle

Ancestry of “măntăluță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmantamantle, cloak, wrap
2Frenchmantemantis
3Old Frenchmantelmantle
4Latinmantēllum—
5Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
6Gaulishmantos—
7Proto-Celticmantos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →