Where does “almena” come from?

almena (Spanish) comes from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

almena (Spanish): merlon, battlement

Definitions

  1. merlon, battlement

Ancestry of “almena”, step by step

almena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin minae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
2Proto-Italic*eksmenā—

via Andalusian Arabic الْـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicالْـ—

Words derived from “almena”

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →