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Where does “ventoso” come from?

ventoso (Italian) comes 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.

ventoso (Italian): windy, breezy; conceited, inflated; Ventôse

Definitions

  1. windy, breezy; conceited, inflated; Ventôse

Ancestry of “ventoso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ventoso”

  • ventosità
  • ventosamente
  • ventose
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