LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

ventāna

*ventāna f (plural *ventānas)

Meaning

  1. Proto Ibero Romancereconstructionaperture, vent
  2. Proto Ibero Romancebroadlyreconstructionwindow

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wḗh₁ti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥ts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥tos
  5. Proto-Italic*wē̆ntos
  6. Latinventāna

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āna Latin *ventāna From ventus (“wind”) + -āna. Compare the etymology of English window.

Elsewhere
  • Portugueseventãfrom Old Galician-Portuguese ventãa
  • Portugueseventafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ventãa
  • Spanishventanafrom Old Spanish ventana
  • Galicianventáfrom Old Galician-Portuguese ventãa
  • Galicianventafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ventãa
  • Ladinoventanafrom Old Spanish ventana
Old Leonese
  • Asturianventana
  • Extremaduranventana
  • Leoneseventana
  • Mirandesebentana

Quick answers

What does ventāna mean in Latin?
ventāna, a noun, means “aperture, vent; window”.
Where does ventāna come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti → Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos → Proto-Italic *wē̆ntos → Latin ventāna.