Where does “abat-vent” come from?
abat-vent (French) comes from French vent, from Middle French vent, from Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
abat-vent (French): chimney cowl
Definitions
- chimney cowl
Ancestry of “abat-vent”, step by step
abat-vent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vent | Atmospheric wind; A flatulence; Empty words, hot... |
| 2 | Middle French | vent | wind |
| 3 | Old French | vent | wind |
| 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 French abattre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abattre | to butcher; to slaughter for meat; to shoot dead;... |
| 2 | Middle French | abbatre | to knock down |
| 3 | Old French | abatre | to knock over; to knock down; to destroy; to... |
| 4 | Late Latin | abbatto | — |
| 5 | Latin | battō | to beat att. from 2nd c. CE |
| 6 | Latin | battuō | to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike |