Where does “ventus” come from?

ventus (Piedmontese) comes from Latin ventōsus, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ventus (Piedmontese): windy

Definitions

  1. windy

Ancestry of “ventus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventōsuswindy
2Latinventusa wind; arrival
3Proto-Italicwentoswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →