Where does “ventilation” come from?
ventilation (Middle French) comes from Old French ventilacion, 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.
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Words derived from “ventilation”