Fenestral
/fəˈnɛs.trəl/noun
Relating to a window or opening resembling a window.
Did you know?Fenestral comes from the same Latin root as *fenestra* (“window”), a word that left traces in scientific terms like *fenestration*—the deliberate creation of openings in anatomy and architecture.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
fenestra
“window; opening in a wall”
Late Latin
Latin
fenestralis
“of or relating to a window”
Old French
Old French
fenestral
“window-like; pertaining to a window”
Middle English
English
fenestral
“window-like; of a window”
Modern English
English
fenestral
“relating to a window or window-like opening”
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