ventana

/benˈtana/ · A2 · noun · f

window

ventana — window

🪟 ventana = viento (wind) + -ana: a wind-hole, like vent in English

From Latin ventus, wind: a ventana was first an opening to let air through. English window has the same logic (Old Norse vindauga, wind-eye). Link it to vent and ventilate, which share the root.

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