gladio
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈɡla.djo/
noun
Definitions
- rapier, sword
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gladius (sword, gladius, Roman short sword) derived from Gaulish *kladyos (sword) derived from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos (sword) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (beat, break, strike, hew).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kelh₂-
Gloss
beat, break, strike, hew
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- gladius English
- *exgladiāre Latin
- clava Latin
- clāva Latin
- gladius Latin
- percello Latin
- ghiado Italian
- gladius Dutch, Flemish
- gladio Spanish, Castilian
- κλάω Ancient Greek
- κόλαφος Ancient Greek
- σκῶλος Ancient Greek
- *kelh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *kwuljaną Proto-Germanic
- cwellan Old English
- Cillian Irish
- hlunnr Old Norse
- *kladivo Proto-Slavic
- *kòlti Proto-Slavic
- glaive Old French
- کلنگ Persian
- glavo Ido
- claideb Old Irish
- *kel-to Proto-Celtic
- *kladiwos Proto-Celtic
- *klėðɨβ̃ Proto-Brythonic
- *kladyos Gaulish
- gladebo Gaulish