Etymology of the French word gladiateur
the French word
gladiateurderived from the Latin word
gladiator (gladiator)
derived from the Latin word
gladius (sword; swordfish)
Date
The earliest known usage of gladiateur in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
gladiatorCognates
Dutch
gladiator, English
gladiator, German
Gladiator, Norwegian
gladiator, Swedish
gladiator
