Where does “Ventôse” come from?

Ventôse (English) comes from French ventôse, from Latin ventōsus, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ventôse (English): The sixth month of the French Republican Calendar, from February 19, 20 or 21 to March 20 or 21

Definitions

  1. The sixth month of the French Republican Calendar, from February 19, 20 or 21 to March 20 or 21

Ancestry of “Ventôse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchventôseVentôse the sixth month of the French Republican Calendar
2Latinventōsuswindy
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “Ventôse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →