Where does “ventilating” come from?
Ventilating comes from Latin ventilatus, the past participle of ventilo, meaning to fan or winnow, derived from ventus meaning wind, with the prefix ex- meaning out.
ventilating (English): present participle of ventilate
Definitions
- present participle of ventilate
Ancestry of “ventilating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventilate | To replace stale or noxious air with fresh; To... |
| 2 | Latin | ventilātus | brandished |