chenal

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor.

Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor.

Latin canna

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin *cannālis

Latin canālis

Old French chenel

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Latin canālisinflu.

French chenal

Inherited from Old French chenel, chanel, from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”). The suffix was later modified from inherited -el to learned -al after the Latin etymon. Doublet of canal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.nal/

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Noun

chenal m (plural chenaux or chenals)

1. (nautical) canal, channel
2. eavesdrop, eavestrough, gutter

Derived terms

• chenal de Satan

Related terms

• chéneau

Further reading

• “chenal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012