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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

  1. The quality or state of being ventose; windiness;...

Ancestry of “ventosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVentôse—
2FrenchventôseVentôse
3Latinventōsus—
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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