Etymology

fenestrate

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Latin fenestrātus
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fenestrate · adjective, verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromfenestrātus
  2. English todayfenestrate

Borrowed from Latin fenestrātus, perfect passive participle of fenestrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from fenestra (“window”).

fenestrate · noun2

Back-formation from Fenestrata, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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