abano
Portuguese
/a.ˈbɐ.nu/, /a.ˈbɐ.no/
noun
Definitions
- fan hand-held device waved back and forth in order to move air or cool oneself
- the act of wave moving something back and forth repeatedly
Etymology
Affix from Latin vannus (winnowing basket, a van, fan for winnowing grain, a winnowing basket, or fan for winnowing grain).
Origin
Latin
vannus
Gloss
winnowing basket, a van, fan for winnowing grain, a winnowing basket, or fan for winnowing grain
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ad- Latin
- vannus Latin
- vannus, a winnowing basket Latin
- vanni Italian
- wan Dutch, Flemish
- van French
- abanicazo Spanish, Castilian
- abanico Spanish, Castilian
- abanillo Spanish, Castilian
- abano Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- abanico Portuguese
- fann Old English
- abano Galician
- abaniko Cebuano
- wannen Middle Dutch
- wanna Old High German
- abaniko Tagalog
- mag-abaniko Tagalog
- *watnos Proto-Italic
- abaniko Hiligaynon