Where does “ventolilo” come from?

ventolilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ventoli, 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 — to blow.

ventolilo (Esperanto): fan

Definitions

  1. fan

Ancestry of “ventolilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoventolito ventilate
2ItalianventolareAlternative form of ventilare
3Vulgar Latinventulare—
4Latinventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air
5Latinventusa wind; arrival
6Proto-Italicwentoswind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →