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
2Latiniānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city)
3LatinIānus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “janella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Latin Iānus →Every word from Latin iānua →