Etymology Explorer β€Ί Galician

Where does β€œfiestra” come from?

fiestra (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese fαΊ½estra, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€.

fiestra (Galician): window; small window, vent; needle eye

Definitions

  1. window; small window, vent; needle eye

Ancestry of β€œfiestra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesefαΊ½estrawindow
2Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
3Etruscan*πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€β€”

Words derived from β€œfiestra”

  • multifiestra
Every word from Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€ β†’