Where does β€œfresta” come from?

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

fresta (Portuguese): chink, crack; a small hole or crack in a wall,...

Definitions

  1. chink, crack; a small hole or crack in a wall,...

Ancestry of β€œfresta”, 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€”
Every word from Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€ β†’Every word from Latin fenestra β†’Every word from Old Portuguese fαΊ½estra β†’
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