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Where does “vântura” come from?

vântura (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin ventulare, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vântura (Romanian): to winnow; to fan; to wander

Definitions

  1. to winnow; to fan; to wander

Ancestry of “vântura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinventulare—
2Latinventilō—
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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