chenel

chenel

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin canālis. Doublet of canel.

    Noun

    chenel oblique singular, m (oblique plural cheneaus or cheneax or cheniaus or cheniax or chenels, nominative singular cheneaus or cheneax or cheniaus or cheniax or chenels, nominative plural chenel)

    1. channel (of water)

    Descendants

    • French: chenal
    • Norman: canel, ch'na
    • → Middle English: chanel, canel, cannel, kanel
      • English: channel (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: channel, chennel
      • → Irish: cainéal (“channel”)

    References

    Old Irish

    Noun

    chenel

    1. alternative spelling of chenél: lenited form of cenel
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