Where does “vent” come from?

vent (French) comes 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.

vent (French): Atmospheric wind; A flatulence; Empty words, hot...

Definitions

  1. Atmospheric wind; A flatulence; Empty words, hot...

Ancestry of “vent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchventwind
2Old Frenchventwind
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →