Where does “vimtos” come from?

vimtos (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian vimtu, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vimtos (Aromanian): windy

Definitions

  1. windy

Ancestry of “vimtos”, step by step

vimtos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aromanian vimtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianvimtuwind
2Latinventusa wind; arrival
3Proto-Italicwentoswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Latin ventōsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventōsuswindy
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →