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Where does “venthole” come from?

venthole (English) comes from English vent, from French éventer, from Vulgar Latin *exventāre, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

venthole (English): A hole through which gas or air can escape

Definitions

  1. A hole through which gas or air can escape

Ancestry of “venthole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventAn opening through which gases, especially air,...
2Frenchéventerto air, ventilate; to fan; to expose to the wind
3Vulgar Latin*exventāre—
4Latinventusa wind; arrival
5Proto-Italicwentoswind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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