Etymology

manteau

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Today it means: A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries. Full definition →

French manteau ← Persian مانتو
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The story

  1. Persian · borrowed fromمانتو
  2. French · borrowed frommanteau“mantle”
  3. English todaymanteau

Borrowed from French manteau (“mantle”). In the Iranian context, borrowed from Persian مانتو (mânto), originating in the Qajar period. Doublet of mantle and mantel.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmanteau all →

mantua

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