mantel
English
/ˈmæn.təl/
noun
Definitions
- The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
- (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mantel inherited from Old English mentel (sleeveless cloak) derived from Latin mantēllum (covering, cloak) derived from Celtiberian *mantum.
Origin
Celtiberian
*mantum
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- board English
- mantelboard English
- mantelpiece English
- mantelshelf English
- manteltree English
- mantle English
- overmantel English
- piece English
- shelf English
- tree English
- mantellum Latin
- mantum Latin
- mantēllum Latin
- mantello Italian
- mentel Old English
- mæntel Old English
- mantel Middle English
- mǫttull Old Norse
- mantel Old French
- mantel Middle Dutch
- møttul Faroese
- matal Middle Irish
- mantel xno
- *mantos Gaulish
- *mantum Celtiberian