Where does “virtaventtiili” come from?
virtaventtiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish venttiili, 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 — to blow.
virtaventtiili (Finnish): flow control valve
Definitions
- flow control valve
Ancestry of “virtaventtiili”, step by step
virtaventtiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish venttiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | venttiili | valve |
| 2 | Swedish | ventil | valve; air inlet or outlet; porthole, a round... |
| 3 | German | Ventil | valve |
| 4 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 5 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |