javelot

French

Etymology

From Old French javelot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒa.vlo/
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Noun

javelot m (plural javelots)

  1. javelin (weapon)

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *gabalottus (“spear”), from Gaulish *gabalos (compare Old Irish gabul (“fork”), Welsh gafl), from Proto-Celtic *gabalos (“fork, forked branch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰabʰlos (“fork, branch of tree”).

Noun

javelot oblique singular, m (oblique plural javeloz or javelotz, nominative singular javeloz or javelotz, nominative plural javelot)

  1. javelin (weapon)

Descendants
  • French: javelot, javeline
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