Where does “llena” come from?
llena (Chavacano) comes from Spanish llenar, from Italian genare, from French gêner, from Middle French genner, from Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
llena (Chavacano): to fill up
Definitions
- to fill up
Ancestry of “llena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | llenar | to fill something up; to fill out or complete a... |
| 2 | Italian | genare | to bother, to annoy |
| 3 | French | gêner | to hinder, hamper, bother; to bother, annoy,... |
| 4 | Middle French | genner | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | jenner | — |
| 6 | Latin | iānuārius | of January |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |