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Where does “vannus” come from?

vannus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic watnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vannus (Latin): a winnowing basket

Definitions

  1. a winnowing basket

Ancestry of “vannus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwatnos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vannus”

  • fan
  • fans
  • fanner
  • fandom
  • fantail
  • fanlight
  • turbofan
  • fanout
  • fanlike
  • fanwise
  • fanboy
  • fanship
  • fannish
  • fangirl
  • fanleaf
  • fanless
  • fansite
  • superfan
  • propfan
  • fanfold
  • railfan
  • fantailed
  • fanbelt
  • fanbearer
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