Where does “evantai” come from?

evantai (Romanian) comes from French éventail, from French éventer, from Vulgar Latin *exventāre, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

evantai (Romanian): fan (handheld)

Definitions

  1. fan (handheld)

Ancestry of “evantai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéventailfan; range, array
2Frenchéventerto air, ventilate; to fan; to expose to the wind
3Vulgar Latin*exventāre—
4Latinventusa wind; arrival
5Proto-Italicwentoswind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-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 →