Where does “żvinta” come from?
żvinta (Maltese) comes from Italian sventare, from Vulgar Latin *exventāre, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
żvinta (Maltese): to evaporate, to escape
Definitions
- to evaporate, to escape
Ancestry of “żvinta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sventare | To foil, to thwart, to baffle |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *exventāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |