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Where does “venta” come from?

venta (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ventãa, 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.

venta (Portuguese): window; Alternative form of venta

Definitions

  1. window; Alternative form of venta

Ancestry of “venta”, step by step

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