Where does “ventilazzjoni” come from?
ventilazzjoni (Maltese) comes from Italian ventilazione, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
ventilazzjoni (Maltese): ventilation
Definitions
- ventilation
Ancestry of “ventilazzjoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ventilazione | ventilation |
| 2 | Late Latin | ventilatio | airing; ventilation |
| 3 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 4 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |