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Where does “ventilar” come from?

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

ventilar (Spanish): to ventilate; to vent, to air, to air out

Definitions

  1. to ventilate; to vent, to air, to air out

Ancestry of “ventilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventilāre—
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 “ventilar”

  • ventilador
  • bentilador
  • bentilador
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