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Where does “ventana” come from?

ventana (Spanish) comes 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.

ventana (Spanish): window; window frame; nostril

Definitions

  1. window; window frame; nostril

Ancestry of “ventana”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ventana”

  • ventanna
  • ventanuco
  • multiventana
  • contraventana
  • ventanilla
  • ventana
  • bintana
  • bintana
  • ventana
  • bintana
  • wentana
  • bintana
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