Where does “janela cega” come from?

janela cega (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese janela, from Old Portuguese janella, 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.

janela cega (Portuguese): blind window

Definitions

  1. blind window

Ancestry of “janela cega”, step by step

janela cega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese janela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejanelawindow
2Old Portuguesejanellawindow
3Vulgar Latinianuellawindow
4Latiniānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city)
5LatinIānus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Portuguese cego

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecegoblind; blind; blinded; dull
2Old Portuguesecegoblind
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Latin Iānus →Every word from Latin iānua →