Where does “ventãa” come from?

ventãa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin ventāna, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ventãa (Old Portuguese): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “ventãa”, step by step

ventãa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ventāna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventānaaperture, vent
2Latinventusa wind; arrival
3Proto-Italicwentoswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Vulgar Latin ventana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinventana—

Words derived from “ventãa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →