javelin
English
/ˈdʒævlɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
- A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.
Etymology
Derived from Old French javelline derived from Latin *gabalus derived from Gaulish gabulum derived from Proto-Celtic *gablā (fork, forked branch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold), *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰeh₁bʰ-
Gloss
take, grab, hold
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- javelineer English
- javelinist English
- *gabalus Latin
- debitum Latin
- duo Latin
- dēbita Latin
- dēbitum Latin
- dēbēre Latin
- exhibitus Latin
- habilis Latin
- habilitās Latin
- habitus Latin
- inhibitus Latin
- prohibeo Latin
- devoir French
- *(s)kep- Proto-Indo-European
- *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- gafeluc Old English
- dout Middle English
- gabhal Irish
- gabháil Irish
- devoir Old French
- doute Old French
- javelline Old French
- գօտի Old Armenian
- argaib Old Irish
- congaib Old Irish
- fo·gaib Old Irish
- foácaib Old Irish
- gabul Old Irish
- indocbál Old Irish
- turcbál Old Irish
- gobhal Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *gabaglā Proto-Celtic
- *gablā Proto-Celtic
- *gabyeti Proto-Celtic
- *wereti Proto-Celtic
- *habēō Proto-Italic
- gabalos Gaulish
- gabulum Gaulish