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Where does “dysventilation” come from?

dysventilation (English) comes from English ventilation, from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts — to blow.

dysventilation (English): The failure of a ventilation process to work...

Definitions

  1. The failure of a ventilation process to work...

Ancestry of “dysventilation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventilationThe replacement of stale or noxious air with...
2Middle Frenchventilation—
3Old Frenchventilacion—
4Late Latinventilatioairing; ventilation
5Latinventilō—
6Latinventusa wind; arrival
7Proto-Italicwentoswind
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →