Reconstruction:Latin/ventana

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ventus (“wind”) +‎ -āna. Compare the etymology of English window.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βenˈtana/

Noun

*ventāna f (plural *ventānas) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

aperture, vent
(by extension) window

Descendants

Old Galician-Portuguese: ventãa
- Galician: ventá (“window”), venta (“nostril”)
- Portuguese: ventã (“window”), venta (“nostril”)
Old Leonese: [Term?]
- Asturian: ventana
- Extremaduran: ventana
- Mirandese: bentana
- Leonese: ventana
Old Spanish: ventana
- Ladino: ventana
- Spanish: ventana (see there for further descendants)

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “viento”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 806

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