Where does “contraventana” come from?

contraventana (Spanish) comes from Spanish ventana, from Vulgar Latin ventana, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

contraventana (Spanish): shutter

Definitions

  1. shutter

Ancestry of “contraventana”, step by step

contraventana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish ventana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishventanawindow; window frame; nostril
2Vulgar Latinventana—
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Spanish contra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcontraagainst, versus; con; antidote
2Latincontrāagainst
3Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
4Latincubī—
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →