Where does “ventuse” come from?
ventuse (English) comes from English ventouse, from French ventouse, from Middle French ventouse, from Old French ventuse, from Latin ventosa, from Latin ventosus, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos — to blow.
ventuse (English): Alternative form of ventouse
Definitions
- Alternative form of ventouse
Ancestry of “ventuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventouse | A cupping glass; A suction cup like device used... |
| 2 | French | ventouse | plunger; suction cup; cup for fire cupping |
| 3 | Middle French | ventouse | — |
| 4 | Old French | ventuse | a cupping glass |
| 5 | Latin | ventosa | nominative feminine singular of ventōsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ventosus | windy |
| 7 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |