Where does “bientu” come from?

bientu (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish viento, from Old Spanish viento, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

bientu (Papiamentu): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “bientu”, step by step

bientu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish viento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvientowind; woodwind section; guy rope
2Old Spanishvientowind
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Portuguese vento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseventowind; air; nothingness; nothing
2Old Portuguesevento—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →