Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *supercenna, from *supergenna, formed from a confusion of Latin supercilia and gena (whence came Romanian geană- "eyelash"), or from supercilia with influence from geană within Romanian, analogous to the original Latin deriving from super ("above") + cilia ("eyelash"). Compare Spanish sobreceño. The Romanian word developed a nasal infix, similarly to Portuguese sobrancelha, Romansh survantscheglia; compare also the Aromanian equivalent sprindzeanã. Cf. also sufruncea^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sprɨnˈtʃjænə]