janella

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jinella, ginela, genela, genella, jenella, jenela

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *iānuella, diminutive of Latin iānua (“door, double-doored entrance”), from Iānus (“Janus, Roman god of gates and doorways”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ˈnɛ.la/

Noun

janella f

1. window
   • 1280, Parchment No. 160 from the Chelas Monastery:

     n[õ] deuẽ fazer […] eyrado. nẽ Janella. nẽ saeteyra.

     (they) are not allowed to build a terrace, nor a window, nor an embrasure

Synonyms

• fẽestra
• ventãa

Descendants

• Galician: xanela
• Portuguese: janela, jinela (regional) (see there for further descendants)

Portuguese

Noun

janella f (plural janellas)

1. Obsolete spelling of janela.
   • 1497, Guilhermus Episcopus Parisiensis, translated by Rodrigo Álvares, Euangelhos & epiſtolas con ſuas expoſicões en romãce:

     ſe o ſol nam alumea a caſa eſtando cerrada a janella nõ he culpa do ſol.

     It's not the sun's fault, if it fails to illuminate the house when the window is shut.

   • 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:

     É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.

     It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.