Where does “ventilate” come from?
ventilate (Italian) comes from Italian ventilare, 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.
ventilate (Italian): feminine plural of ventilato; second-person...
Definitions
- feminine plural of ventilato; second-person...
Ancestry of “ventilate”, step by step
ventilate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ventilare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ventilare | to ventilate, air |
| 2 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 3 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Italian ventilato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ventilato | past participle of ventilare; airy, windy,... |