Where does “ventosity” come from?
ventosity (English) comes from English Ventôse, 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.
ventosity (English): The quality or state of being ventose; windiness;...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being ventose; windiness;...
Ancestry of “ventosity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ventôse | The sixth month of the French Republican Calendar, from February 19, 20 or 21 to March 20 or 21 |
| 2 | French | ventôse | Ventôse the sixth month of the French Republican Calendar |
| 3 | Latin | ventōsus | windy |
| 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 |