Reconstruction:Latin/exvento

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ ventus (“wind”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˈβɛnto/

Verb

*exventō (present infinitive *exventāre, perfect active *exventāvī, supine *exventātum); first conjugation

(Proto-Romance) air out, expose to the wind

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: zvintu
- Megleno-Romanian: izvint
- Romanian: zvânta
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: isventare (Logudorese), sventai (Campidanese)
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: sventare
- Sicilian: sbintari, svintari
North Italian:
- Emilian: svintar
- Friulian: svintà
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: esventar
- Old French: esventer, esvanter
  - French: éventer
- Occitan: esventar

References

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “*exventare”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 234
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “ventus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 14: U–Z, page 269

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.