fresta

Meaning

1. (feminine) gap, slit (small, narrow, usually vertical aperture in a wall, curtain or other object through which one can see)
2. (feminine) lancet window

Concepts

crack

crevice

gap

chink

hole

🕳️

slit

cleft

shaft

voidage

aperture

Gap

break

fissure

flaw

leak

rupture

scissure

Synonyms

fenda

buraco

racha

fissura

greta

Gap

Translations

fessura

Spalt

fente

yarık

spleet

fissure

Spalte

çatlak

apertura

crepa

clivella

ρωγμή

escletxa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɾɛs.tɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: fenestra

Cognate with Galician: fiestra

Cognate with Spanish: hiniestra

Cognate with Catalan: finestra

Cognate with Occitan: fenèstra

Cognate with French: fenêtre

Cognate with Italian: finestra

Cognate with Romanian: fereastră

Cognate with German: Fenster

In summary

Etymology tree
Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fnestra)bor.?
Latin fenestra
Old Galician-Portuguese fẽestra
Portuguese fresta
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fẽestra (“window”) with metathesis, from Latin fenestra (“window”), of Etruscan origin.
Cognate with Galician fiestra, Spanish hiniestra, Catalan finestra, Occitan fenèstra, French fenêtre, Italian finestra, Romanian fereastră and German Fenster.