Where does “vantilatör” come from?
vantilatör (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish وانتیلاتور, from French ventilateur, from English ventilator, from Latin ventilator, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts — to blow.
vantilatör (Turkish): ventilator device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Definitions
- ventilator device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Ancestry of “vantilatör”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | وانتیلاتور | — |
| 2 | French | ventilateur | ventilator, fan; pedestal fan |
| 3 | English | ventilator | A device that circulates fresh air and expels... |
| 4 | Latin | ventilator | winnower; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 6 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |