Where does “aventar” come from?

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

aventar (Portuguese): to aerate, ventilate; to suggest

Definitions

  1. to aerate, ventilate; to suggest

Ancestry of “aventar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseventowind; air; nothingness; nothing
2Old Portuguesevento—
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-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 →