Etymology

fenestra

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Today it means: An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane. Full definition →

Latin fenestra ← Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fnestra)bor.?
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  1. Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fnestra)bor.?
  2. Latinfenestra
  3. English todayfenestra

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fenestra. Existed in Middle English as fenestre, fenester, from Old English fenester (“window”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfenestra all →

fensterfenestranefenestronfissula ante fenestram

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