Where does “vintur” come from?
vintur (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin ventulare, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
vintur (Aromanian): to dry clothes (in the wind)
Definitions
- to dry clothes (in the wind)
Ancestry of “vintur”, step by step
vintur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin ventulare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ventulare | — |
| 2 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 3 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Aromanian vimtu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | vimtu | wind |