English
Ensenada
Ensenada comes from Spanish ensenada ‘cove’, from ensenado ‘having the form of a sound or inlet’, and ultimately from Latin sinus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsinus
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500seno
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘sound, sinus, breast’next step skipped: Spanish enseñar
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentensenado‘having the form of a sound or inlet’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentensenada‘cove’
- Englishearliest quotation 1949Ensenada
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsinus
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500seno
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘sound, sinus, breast’next step skipped: Spanish enseñar
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentensenado‘having the form of a sound or inlet’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentensenada‘cove’
- Englishearliest quotation 1949Ensenada
Earliest quotation: 1949, and June, From Argentina to Chile via the Southern Lakes: “The 36 miles from Petrohué to Puerto Varas can…”
Linked words
through Latin sinus
Today it means
name A number of places, including
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin sinus / Ensenada