glaive
French
noun
Definitions
- gladius, short sword
- (figuratively) sword
Etymology
Inherited from Old French glaive (lance, sword) derived from Latin gladius (sword, gladius, Roman short sword).
Origin
Latin
gladius
Gloss
sword, gladius, Roman short sword
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
刀, 剣
Emoji
⚔️ 🤺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gladius English
- *exgladiāre Latin
- gladius Latin
- ghiado Italian
- gladio Italian
- gladius Dutch, Flemish
- gladio Spanish, Castilian
- glaive Middle English
- glaive Old French
- glavingo Esperanto
- glavo Esperanto
- lumglavo Esperanto
- glavo Ido
- *kladiwos Proto-Celtic
- glave Middle Low German
- gláede Middle Irish
- gläv Volapük
- *kladyos Gaulish
- gladebo Gaulish