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Where does “ipoventilazione” come from?

ipoventilazione (Italian) comes from Italian ventilazione, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ipoventilazione (Italian): hypoventilation

Definitions

  1. hypoventilation

Ancestry of “ipoventilazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianventilazioneventilation
2Late Latinventilatioairing; ventilation
3Latinventilō—
4Latinventusa wind; arrival
5Proto-Italicwentoswind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →