Where does “ventulus” come from?
ventulus (Latin) comes from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
ventulus (Latin): a slight wind, breeze
Definitions
- a slight wind, breeze
Ancestry of “ventulus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |