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Where does “wentos” come from?

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

wentos (Proto-Italic): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “wentos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wentos”

  • ventilation
  • vent
  • ventilator
  • ventilating
  • hyperventilation
  • ventilate
  • hypoventilation
  • hyperventilate
  • ventless
  • aventail
  • venthole
  • hypoventilate
  • overventilation
  • paravent
  • Ventôse
  • ventage
  • underventilation
  • venteth
  • normoventilation
  • ventilative
  • reventilate
  • ventilatable
  • hyperventilator
  • ventanna
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