Where does “ventanima” come from?
ventanima (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vento, from French vent, from Middle French vent, from Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti — to blow.
ventanima (Esperanto): empty-headed, scatterbrained, giddy
Definitions
- empty-headed, scatterbrained, giddy
Ancestry of “ventanima”, step by step
ventanima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto vento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vento | wind |
| 2 | French | vent | Atmospheric wind; A flatulence; Empty words, hot... |
| 3 | Middle French | vent | wind |
| 4 | Old French | vent | wind |
| 5 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Esperanto animo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | animo | soul; soul, driving force; passion and feeling,... |
| 2 | Italian | animo | mind; spirit, courage; inclination |
| 3 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |