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

wentos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts

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

via Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥ts—

Words derived from “wentos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →