Etymology

antler

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Today it means: A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. Full definition →

Middle English auntelere ← Old French antoillier ← Latin *anteocularis
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antler · noun1

  1. Latin · derived from*anteocularis“before the eye”
  2. Old French · derived fromantoillier“antler, horn”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromauntelere
  4. English todayantler

From Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (“antler, horn”), from ante- (“in front of”) + oillier (oil (“eye”) + -ier (a suffix indicating location)), possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (“before the eye”).

Antler · proper noun2

Named for nearby Antler Creek, whose branches resemble deer antlers when viewed on a map.

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