Where does “venthelico” come from?
venthelico (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto venta, 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 — to blow.
venthelico (Esperanto): wind vane
Definitions
- wind vane
Ancestry of “venthelico”, step by step
venthelico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto venta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | venta | windy |
| 2 | Esperanto | vento | wind |
| 3 | French | vent | Atmospheric wind; A flatulence; Empty words, hot... |
| 4 | Middle French | vent | wind |
| 5 | Old French | vent | wind |
| 6 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Esperanto helico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | helico | helix |
| 2 | French | hélice | helix; propeller |
| 3 | Latin | helīx | a kind of ivy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἕλιξ | Anything twisted, winding, or spiral; The tendril... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |