Where does “ventar” come from?
ventar (Ido) comes from Ido vento, from Esperanto vento, from French vent, from Middle French vent, from Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts — to blow.
ventar (Ido): to blow, be windy
Definitions
- to blow, be windy
Ancestry of “ventar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | vento | wind |
| 2 | Esperanto | vento | wind |
| 3 | French | vent | Atmospheric wind; A flatulence; Empty words, hot... |
| 4 | Middle French | vent | wind |
| 5 | Old French | vent | wind |
| 6 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |