LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

exventāre

*exventāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionair out, expose to the wind

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexventāre

Latin ex- Latin ventus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *exventāre From ex- (“out”) + ventus (“wind”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchéventerfrom Old French esventer
  • Catalanesventar
  • Occitanesventar
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianisventare
  • Sardiniansventai
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianzvânta
  • Aromanianzvintu
  • Megleno-Romanianizvint
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansventare
  • Siciliansbintari
  • Siciliansvintari
  • Siciliansbentare
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliansvintà
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliansvintar

Quick answers

What does exventāre mean in Latin?
exventāre, a verb, means “air out, expose to the wind”.
Where does exventāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exventāre.