English
fenestrule
Fenestrule comes from Latin fenestrula ‘a little window’, and goes back to fenestra.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfenestra‘a window’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfenestrula‘a little window’diminutive of fenestra
- Englishtodayfenestrule
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfenestra‘a window’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfenestrula‘a little window’diminutive of fenestra
- Englishtodayfenestrule
Every English word from Latin fenestra
Today it means
noun One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fenestra / fenestrule