Where does “ventus” come from?

ventus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ventus (Latin): a wind; arrival

Definitions

  1. a wind; arrival

Ancestry of “ventus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwentoswind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “ventus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-