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Where does “fenestra” come from?

fenestra (English) comes from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

fenestra (English): An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane

Definitions

  1. An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane

Ancestry of “fenestra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
2Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
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