English
ventilate
Ventilate comes from Latin ventilātus ‘ventilated’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow (of wind)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂weh₁-‘to blow (of wind)’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventilātus‘ventilated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1925ventilate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂weh₁-‘to blow (of wind)’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventilātus‘ventilated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1925ventilate
Earliest quotation: 1925, – 1926 May, (please specify the chapter number): “Well, I did my best. I had no hopes,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow (of wind)’
wind, van, weather, wing, event, winter, athletic, athlete, velocity, 9 more
Today it means
verb To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- / ventilate