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Where does “ventilacion” come from?

ventilacion (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “ventilacion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinventilatioairing; ventilation
2Latinventilō—
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “ventilacion”

  • ventilation
  • hyperventilation
  • hypoventilation
  • overventilation
  • underventilation
  • normoventilation
  • dysventilation
  • ventilation
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