antler
English
/ˈænt.lɚ/, /ˈænt.lə/
noun
Definitions
- A branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English auntelere derived from Old French antoillier (horn, antler), oillier, oil (eye) derived from Latin *anteocularis (before the eye).
Origin
Latin
*anteocularis
Gloss
before the eye
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antlered English
- antlerless English
- antlerlessness English
- antlerlike English
- antlerogenesis English
- antlerogenic English
- *anteocularis Latin
- oclus Latin
- auntelere Middle English
- antoillier Old French
- il Old French
- o Old French
- oil Old French
- oillier Old French
- œil Middle French
- ouy Walloon