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Where does “janella” come from?

janella (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ianuella, from Latin iānua, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

janella (Old Portuguese): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “janella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinianuellawindow
2Latiniānua—
3LatinIānus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “janella”

  • janelar
  • sobrejanela
  • janelamento
  • janeleiro
  • janela cega
  • janelão
  • janela
  • janelo
  • xanela
  • multixanela
  • जंगला
  • jendela
  • jendela
  • جنديلا
  • zenera
  • जनेल
  • janela
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