Where does “janelo” come from?
janelo (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.
janelo (Portuguese): a hatch
Ancestry of “janelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Janela | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | janella | window |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ianuella | window |
| 4 | Latin | iānua | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iānus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |