Where does “vent” come from?
Vent comes from French vente, derived from Latin ventus meaning "wind," which developed through the prefix ex- indicating movement outward or away.
vent (English): An opening through which gases, especially air,...
Definitions
- An opening through which gases, especially air,...
Ancestry of “vent”, step by step
vent traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French éventer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éventer | to air, ventilate; to fan; to expose to the wind |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *exventāre | — |
| 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 English ventriloquism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventriloquism | The art of projecting one's voice without moving... |
| 2 | English | ventriloquy | Ventriloquism |
| 3 | Latin | ventriloquium | — |
| 4 | Latin | loqui | present active infinitive of loquor; to talk;... |
| 5 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |