Reconstruction:Latin/ianuella
Latin
Etymology
From iānua (“door, entry”) + -ella (diminutive ending).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟanˈwɛlla/, /ɟe-/
Noun
*iānuella f (Proto-Western-Romance)
- little opening
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */ɟanˈwɛlla, ɟe-/ | */ɟanˈwɛllas, ɟe-/ |
| oblique | */ɟanˈwɛlla, ɟe-/ | */ɟanˈwɛllas, ɟe-/ |
Reconstruction notes
The base noun iānua also had a Vulgar Latin variant beginning with */je-/, judging by its Romance descendants. Cf. ienuārius < ianuārius.
Descendants
- Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: ginella, ginell
- Old French: [Term?]
- Picard: genelle
- Ibero-Romance:
References
- “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