Where does “vastusvastaventtiili” come from?
vastusvastaventtiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastaventtiili, from Finnish venttiili, from Swedish ventil, from German Ventil, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts — to blow.
vastusvastaventtiili (Finnish): one-way restrictor (valve)
Definitions
- one-way restrictor (valve)
Ancestry of “vastusvastaventtiili”, step by step
vastusvastaventtiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastaventtiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastaventtiili | check valve |
| 2 | Finnish | venttiili | valve |
| 3 | Swedish | ventil | valve; air inlet or outlet; porthole, a round... |
| 4 | German | Ventil | valve |
| 5 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 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 Finnish vastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastus | resistor; resistance; drag |
| 2 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 3 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 4 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 5 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |