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Where does “aventar” come from?

aventar (Spanish) comes from Spanish viento, from Old Spanish viento, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

aventar (Spanish): to fan, blow, willow; to throw, chuck; to blow...

Definitions

  1. to fan, blow, willow; to throw, chuck; to blow...

Ancestry of “aventar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvientowind; woodwind section; guy rope
2Old Spanishviento—
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “aventar”

  • aventón
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