yente

English

Noun

yente (plural yentes)

1. Alternative spelling of yenta.

Anagrams

• teeny

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gentēs, the accusative plural form of gēns (clan)

Noun

yente f (plural yentes)

1. clan
2. people

Descendants

• Ladino: djente
• Spanish: gente

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *wyente, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”) (compare English wind, Latin ventus). Compare Tocharian A want.

Noun

yente f

1. wind