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Where does “ventose” come from?

ventose (Italian) comes from Italian ventoso, from French ventôse, from Latin ventōsus, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ventose (Italian): feminine plural of ventoso; plural of ventosa

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of ventoso; plural of ventosa

Ancestry of “ventose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianventosowindy, breezy; conceited, inflated; Ventôse
2FrenchventôseVentôse
3Latinventōsus—
4Latinventusa wind; arrival
5Proto-Italicwentoswind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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