Where does “venttiili” come from?
venttiili (Finnish) comes from Swedish ventil, from German Ventil, 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.
venttiili (Finnish): valve
Ancestry of “venttiili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ventil | valve; air inlet or outlet; porthole, a round... |
| 2 | German | Ventil | valve |
| 3 | Latin | ventilō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “venttiili”