Where does “fissure vent” come from?
fissure vent (English) comes from English fissure, from Middle English fissure, from Old French fissure, from Latin fissura, from Latin findō, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fissure vent (English): A volcanic vent from which lava flows, with minimal explosive activity; characteristic of shield volcanoes
Definitions
- A volcanic vent from which lava flows, with minimal explosive activity; characteristic of shield volcanoes
Ancestry of “fissure vent”, step by step
fissure vent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fissure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fissure | A crack or opening, as in a rock; A groove, deep... |
| 2 | Middle English | fissure | fissure, rupture |
| 3 | Old French | fissure | — |
| 4 | Latin | fissura | fissure, cleft; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | findō | to cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | findō | split, cleave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via English vent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vent | An opening through which gases, especially air,... |
| 2 | French | éventer | to air, ventilate; to fan; to expose to the wind |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *exventāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |