Reconstruction:Latin/ianuella
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Latin
editEtymology
editFrom iānua (“door, entry”) + -ella (diminutive ending).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*iānuella f (Proto-Western-Romance)
- little opening
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | */ɟanˈwɛlla, ɟe-/ | */ɟanˈwɛllas, ɟe-/ |
oblique | */ɟanˈwɛlla, ɟe-/ | */ɟanˈwɛllas, ɟe-/ |
Reconstruction notes
editThe base noun iānua also had a Vulgar Latin variant beginning with */je-/, judging by its Romance descendants. Cf. ienuārius < ianuārius.
Descendants
edit- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
edit- “ginella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “janua”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 29