MANTLE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
spread over a surface, like a mantle
Categories: Diffuse, Spread, Spread out, Fan out
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
cover like a mantle
Example: The ivy mantles the building
Categories: Cover, Spread over
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
Categories: Layer
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Categories: Epidermis, Cuticle
Synonyms
Pallium, Mantel, Mantelpiece, Drape, Mickey charles mantle
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "mantle" comes from Proto-Indo-European *menH-. It started in Proto-Celtic *mantos. Then it appeared in Gaulish *mantos. Later, people used it in Latin mantēllum. After that, it was Anglo-Norman mantel. Over time, it became Proto-Germanic *mantilaz. Finally, it reached Proto-West Germanic *mantil. It started in Old English mæntel. Then it appeared in Middle English mantel. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: manteau
- Spanish: manto
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.