Where does “pantallazo” come from?
pantallazo (Spanish) comes from Spanish pantalla, from Catalan pantalla, from Catalan ventalla, from Catalan ventall, from Catalan ventar, from Catalan vent, from Old Occitan vent, from Latin ventus — to blow.
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Ancestry of “pantallazo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pantalla | screen; display screen; lampshade |
| 2 | Catalan | pantalla | screen; screen, display, monitor |
| 3 | Catalan | ventalla | — |
| 4 | Catalan | ventall | — |
| 5 | Catalan | ventar | — |
| 6 | Catalan | vent | wind; A casteller in the pinya standing between... |
| 7 | Old Occitan | vent | — |
| 8 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |