Where does “ventouse” come from?
ventouse (French) comes from Middle French ventouse, from Old French ventuse, from Latin ventosa, from Latin ventosus, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti — to blow.
ventouse (French): plunger; suction cup; cup for fire cupping
Definitions
- plunger; suction cup; cup for fire cupping
Ancestry of “ventouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ventouse | — |
| 2 | Old French | ventuse | a cupping glass |
| 3 | Latin | ventosa | nominative feminine singular of ventōsus;... |
| 4 | Latin | ventosus | windy |
| 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 |