Where does “mantarraya” come from?
mantarraya (Spanish) comes from Spanish manta, from Spanish manto, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.
mantarraya (Spanish): manta ray
Definitions
- manta ray
Ancestry of “mantarraya”, step by step
mantarraya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish manta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | manta | blanket, cloth, cloth banner; poncho; a fish trap... |
| 2 | Spanish | manto | shroud, cloak; layer, surface, blanket, carpet;... |
| 3 | Latin | mantum | a Spanish cloak |
| 4 | Gaulish | mantos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | mantos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | menH- | tread, press together; crumble |
via Spanish raya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | raya | line; limit; parting |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | radia | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |