Where does “vant” come from?
vant (Mauritian Creole) comes from French ventre, from Middle French ventre, from Old French ventre, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.
vant (Mauritian Creole): belly, stomach
Ancestry of “vant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ventre | belly; stomach; antinode |
| 2 | Middle French | ventre | belly; stomach |
| 3 | Old French | ventre | belly; stomach |
| 4 | Latin | venter | belly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wend-tri | — |