English → Latin
“ventilate” in Latin
ventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air; to expose to a draught; to winnow, fanaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass; payment, debt
The English word ventilate itself goes back to Latin ventilō, through ventilātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ventilate
ventilare: aeri, caelo aliquid exponere (to expose to the air): ventulum facere alicui (as by fanning; Terentianus): To ventilate a room, aerem immittere in conclave; cubiculi fenestras patefacere sic ut perflatus aliquis accedat (after Cels., 3, 19); perflatum in cubiculum totis admittere fenestris (after Ov., A.A., 3, 807, and Plin., 17, 19, 31).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ventilate?
- The usual Latin words for “ventilate” are ventilō, aes. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.