Where does “ventoli” come from?
ventoli (Esperanto) comes from Italian ventolare, from Vulgar Latin ventulare, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
ventoli (Esperanto): to ventilate
Definitions
- to ventilate
Ancestry of “ventoli”, step by step
ventoli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ventolare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ventolare | Alternative form of ventilare |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ventulare | — |
| 3 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 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 |
via English ventilate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventilate | To replace stale or noxious air with fresh; To... |
| 2 | Latin | ventilātus | brandished |
via German ventilieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ventilieren | to ventilate |
| 2 | French | ventiler | to ventilate; to discuss, debate; to evaluate,... |